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S26.E02: Week 2


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Sensei Cassidy is very disappointed in Shanaenae for her amateurish attempts at manipulation, she has no clue how to be a proper reality show villain. Cassidy came in super hot, basically declaring herself to be the seasons new bitch, and while her manipulations are pretty obvious, just straight up mounting Clayton whenever she can, it seems to be working. Cassidy knows how to be the seasons bad girl. Shanaenae is just embarrassing, I would say that no way would Clayton ever buy into her obvious desperate bullshit, but Clayton didn't come off as the brightest this week. I felt bad for people making fun of him for being this dumb jock during his Bachelorette season and going into this one, but now it seems like, while he's book smart, he's ridiculously easy to manipulate. If one of the girls told him she needed money to help her cousin, a Nigeran prince, get to America, he would probably be handing over cash in about five seconds. Shanaenae reminded me a bit of a slightly less ridiculous version of Queen Victoria from Matt's season, someone trying to play at mean girl alpha bitch but just coming off as pathetic and delusional. Granted, no one is as much of an embarrassing SNL character as Victoria, but I definitely got those vibes. 

 Hillary Duff is actually a celebrity guest that the girls didn't have to fake being excited about, I would much rather hang out with Hillary then Clayton. I love that Hillary had Cassidy's number instantly, she's been in the entertainment industry for her whole life, survived being a child star, she can probably smell a fake a mile away. She was clearly not impressed, even as Cassidy was gushing about getting to meet her. 

I have mostly liked Clayton alright, he struck me as boring but pleasant, but he really lost points with me giving Cassidy the rose. If he was as nice and family centric as the show wants him to be, he would be massively put out by Cassidy making one of the other girls (Genevieve?) build the house alone that they were supposed to build together, be clearly totally uninterested in the kids and more interested in making out by the pool, and then dropping the cake, laughing about it, then running off to make out with him more. Its shitty disrespectful behavior in a date that was clearly supposed to be about seeing how the women interact with kids, but he got to stick his tongue down Cassidy's throat so I guess she's the winner. Says a lot about what he really values in a person. 

I think Jessie was better this week, he seemed nervous last week but he seems to be doing better now that he's getting more used to the gig. He's always so funny and charming when he hosts baking shows, maybe because he can banter more with the contestants and judges, so hopefully he is getting his rhythm. 

The girl who's upset that she left her "family, her friends, and her cat" to be here is now the most relatable person on the show. 

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18 hours ago, Lamb18 said:

Is the rose ceremony next week? 

I don't know why I read this as "rosemary"...

14 hours ago, chocolatine said:

Silly Shanae, Elizabeth has only one face. Her 45-year-old one. At least with all the drama this episode I can tell three of the bleached blondes apart now. Speaking of bleached blondes, Hilary Duff's dye job looks terrible and really ages her. Considering she's been in the entertainment industry for decades, she should have a much better hairstylist.

Oh, man.  If I had a buck for every time I said that about some celeb...

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While watching the date with Susie I was thinking she is a) sweet but b) not the sharpest knife in the drawer. But, as the episode progressed and I watched Clayton play tonsil hockey with Cassidy and ignore the kids birthday party; and then later become so easily impressed by brainless Shane’s-neh, I realized Clayton isn’t much brighter.
 

He may be cute and rugged, but Michelle totally dodged a bullet with this guy. He acts like he is trying out for the part of Moose - of Archie Comics fame.  

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The girl who's upset that she left her "family, her friends, and her cat" to be here is now the most relatable person on the show. 

There should be a spin-off show called "FU Bachelor" starring the B'ettes who leave voluntarily, and the no-rosers who leave dry-eyed and cheerful. They could stay in a comfortable house nearby and wear flannel jammies and no makeup, and have cats and dogs, and eat cookies, and provide snark narrative as the show airs.

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3 hours ago, Nilknarf said:

While watching the date with Susie I was thinking she is a) sweet but b) not the sharpest knife in the drawer. But, as the episode progressed and I watched Clayton play tonsil hockey with Cassidy and ignore the kids birthday party; and then later become so easily impressed by brainless Shane’s-neh, I realized Clayton isn’t much brighter.
 

He may be cute and rugged, but Michelle totally dodged a bullet with this guy. He acts like he is trying out for the part of Moose - of Archie Comics fame.  

Did anyone else notice during the Susie-Clayton date, nearly every 5th work out of Susie's mouth was "like" ??? WTF? 

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9 hours ago, coconutcookie said:

Somewhat bored with this season.

You must be Here for the Right Reasons. There’s been more drama packed into these first two episodes than we’ve seen in years—possibly in Bachelor History. Two women (plus a third that the producers had mercy not to broadcast) rejected Clayton on the first night! In episode 2, we’ve had two of the more melodramatic “villains” emerge that we’ve ever met—one teetering on the brink because she really doesn’t know how to be a villain and she’s just trying too hard to emulate her mean girl friend, and going so overboard even the genuine bitch is like, you’re kind of acting like a jerk. This is prime Wrong Reasons entertainment right here. 

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10 hours ago, coconutcookie said:

Somewhat bored with this season.

Agreed.  Though I agree with others that there is plenty of drama, it is the type of drama I am bored with.  I don't mind the ruthless women, but what I do mind is stupid Bachelors that feed into it like such an idiot.  Oh, you clearly are a b****, but I love your confidence and how you don't participate in the activities I have asked you to, and took the time to spend time with me.  Ugh!  It drives me bonkers when they say they are there for love and then attach themselves to the worst women.

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Agree re:  how boring this season is.

It's so "Unreal" (the show).  

I envision the producers with their whiteboards, moving each character around.  Cassidy will be our Villain!  Shenae will be the next attempted villain, but she'll go home crying!  Elizabeth will be our Poor Victim!  Susie will be our Fan Favorite!  Girl with lots of curly hair (can't remember her name, super cute) will be our Shining Star!  

Girl who refused the pre-show rose will return in....dramatic fashion!!!

It's so.....produced.

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1 hour ago, alexa said:

Agreed.  Though I agree with others that there is plenty of drama, it is the type of drama I am bored with.  I don't mind the ruthless women, but what I do mind is stupid Bachelors that feed into it like such an idiot.  Oh, you clearly are a b****, but I love your confidence and how you don't participate in the activities I have asked you to, and took the time to spend time with me.  Ugh!  It drives me bonkers when they say they are there for love and then attach themselves to the worst women.

Yeah, I think it's Clayton that's boring. It's hard to watch him stare unnervingly at a woman while she's talking, with that most unfortunate forelock of curls also seeming to be staring at her, with no palpable interest coming through. It's probably just that he's nervous and uncomfortable with the cameras and all, but it looks soooo awkward.

Also, his complete acceptance of Shenae's words about Elizabeth was weird. What did she actually accuse her of? She was her friend, but then not her friend? What? That is hardly an accusation worthy of investigation.

I don't know why Clayton is so particularly dull to me, this show has had more than its share of dolts, dullards, and doofuses. But I'm struggling to see anything in this guy that anyone would fight over. His wardrobe is particularly atrocious, I hope he watches the show and burns every Henley tee he owns, his sloping shoulders on top of giant arms are such a strange look. And a hoodie under a suit jacket? Okay then...

Were Cassidy and Shenae friends before this? They come across like they've known each other for years, there's an ease to their conversations that doesn't usually happen in a few days.

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50 minutes ago, ljenkins782 said:

Yeah, I think it's Clayton that's boring. It's hard to watch him stare unnervingly at a woman while she's talking, with that most unfortunate forelock of curls also seeming to be staring at her, with no palpable interest coming through. It's probably just that he's nervous and uncomfortable with the cameras and all, but it looks soooo awkward.

Also, his complete acceptance of Shenae's words about Elizabeth was weird. What did she actually accuse her of? She was her friend, but then not her friend? What? That is hardly an accusation worthy of investigation.

I don't know why Clayton is so particularly dull to me, this show has had more than its share of dolts, dullards, and doofuses. But I'm struggling to see anything in this guy that anyone would fight over. His wardrobe is particularly atrocious, I hope he watches the show and burns every Henley tee he owns, his sloping shoulders on top of giant arms are such a strange look. And a hoodie under a suit jacket? Okay then...

Were Cassidy and Shenae friends before this? They come across like they've known each other for years, there's an ease to their conversations that doesn't usually happen in a few days.

Clayton is devoid of any personality. Do we know anything about him other than he wants to be married and start a family? That last outtake with him dressed as a clown was very telling. He had no idea what to do. The women had to tell him what to do - tell a joke, juggle, do a goofy dance. I thought he was chosen because of how he interacted with kids. But he happily trotted off with Cassidy to the pool to make out rather than to have fun with them.

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Agree that Clayton is dull as dishwater.

But he actually has an impressive resume, working for several years in a very difficult, stressful job in Medical device, for the notoriously most demanding company, calling on orthopedic surgeons.  But that company is known for hiring 2 types:  super pretty girls and ex-college athletes.  

His blank stare and loud sloppy kissing (ick) makes me literally mute the sound every time he goes in for one.

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On 1/10/2022 at 9:46 PM, TiredMe said:

Clayton replies I love that to everything. 
 

‘here’s a photo album….Clayton - I love that

My dad was sick and I learned about what kind of relationship I want to have…Clayton - I love that

elizabeth is two faced… Clayton - I love that

I have VD … Clayton - I love that…

im pretty sure that happened 

 

 

To be fair, who wants to go on first dates and have first-time conversations with a person and listen to sob stories and drama? No one cares and there's only so many responses you can say. I see a lot of stuff about Clayton not being bright but the bachelor and ettes are directed to have these forced conversations. It happens every season. You think the leads actually want to have these conversations? I'm sure they just want to go to sleep!

 

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On 1/10/2022 at 9:45 PM, SallyAlbright said:

Clayton is apparently book smart (or at least enough to speak Spanish and be getting his MBA) but man is he easily manipulated! 

This is exactly why I prefer the Bachelorette to the Bachelor.  Too many of these guys have not able to see through the competitive, catty BS.  And personally, I've experienced too many times that an MBA does not impart emotional intelligence!

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2 hours ago, ShaNaeNae said:

It’s not me! I promise.  I’ve had this username since TWoP days before miss Shanaenae was in diapers! 🤣 When people ruin your name. 

Hilarious! We won’t hold it against you. This is like 3 months ago everyone named Delta was in a meltdown…but I haven’t heard of anyone named Omicron. Within a week or two, Shanaenae will be booted and some other wacko will emerge from the shadows as the latest villain, and we’ll forget all about this other Shananae ruining your good name. 

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4 hours ago, deSchenke said:

Clayton is devoid of any personality. Do we know anything about him other than he wants to be married and start a family? That last outtake with him dressed as a clown was very telling. He had no idea what to do. The women had to tell him what to do - tell a joke, juggle, do a goofy dance. I thought he was chosen because of how he interacted with kids. But he happily trotted off with Cassidy to the pool to make out rather than to have fun with them.

Yes, it stood out to me that in every shot of him interacting with the kids, it came across a bit forced, like he knows the kids angle is his "thing" for the season, but can't hold it up. 

He stood out on that one date on Michelle's season because the other guys didn't have much interest in the kids, but he's just too bland to carry a whole season.

Hopefully, the silver lining to another dud season is that the casting folks might start to look past the bland white dudes, the Coltons and the Claytons in the future and cast a more dynamic personality next time.

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18 minutes ago, ljenkins782 said:

Hopefully, the silver lining to another dud season is that the casting folks might start to look past the bland white dudes, the Coltons and the Claytons in the future and cast a more dynamic personality next time.

The dynamic personality is the key here, not the ethnicity. Matt James was as bland as they come.

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4 hours ago, Recyclorette said:

This is exactly why I prefer the Bachelorette to the Bachelor.  Too many of these guys have not able to see through the competitive, catty BS.  And personally, I've experienced too many times that an MBA does not impart emotional intelligence!

Hahaha I work for an MBA program, so I can say Amen to that! Some of our students astonish me...😂

It's definitely a trend that the men have a tougher time seeing through the mean girls and the silly drama. I too prefer the Bachelorette, the guys generally get along and have fun and the women are much better at sending home the troublemakers (like Michelle did). 

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5 hours ago, Hip-to-be-Square said:

I think that Clayton bores me because he isn't a witty or insightful guy.  The girls completely outshine him and have to work to keep the conversations going while he just gives short, repetitive phrases in response like he's a press the button to hear me talk toy.  

Clayton is actually somewhat witty and self-deprecating on his Twitter (if I knew how to post his Tweets here, I would). The bar for "witty" on this show is low, but he at least shows a bit of life and snarkiness on there. He was making fun of himself a lot during the episode, joking that the girls were 1000x more excited to see Hilary Duff than to see him, making fun of his own outfits, etc. 

But that guy is nowhere to be found on the show so far. I wish they'd let these people have some personality rather than force them to listen to tragic stories on every date. 

 

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23 hours ago, EllenB said:

The girl who's upset that she left her "family, her friends, and her cat" to be here is now the most relatable person on the show. 

There should be a spin-off show called "FU Bachelor" starring the B'ettes who leave voluntarily, and the no-rosers who leave dry-eyed and cheerful. They could stay in a comfortable house nearby and wear flannel jammies and no makeup, and have cats and dogs, and eat cookies, and provide snark narrative as the show airs.

I would win that season.  My tinder profile has no photos of me in makeup, and I pretty much am like, "My cat has more personality than you, so, pass" (Granted, my cat has a LOT of personality). And my mom bought me new flannel pjs for Christmas.  LET'S GO!!!!

 

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1 hour ago, SallyAlbright said:

Clayton is actually somewhat witty and self-deprecating on his Twitter (if I knew how to post his Tweets here, I would). The bar for "witty" on this show is low, but he at least shows a bit of life and snarkiness on there. He was making fun of himself a lot during the episode, joking that the girls were 1000x more excited to see Hilary Duff than to see him, making fun of his own outfits, etc. 

But that guy is nowhere to be found on the show so far. I wish they'd let these people have some personality rather than force them to listen to tragic stories on every date. 

 

Yes, the way the show is edited, it looks like he has a 60 second conversation with a woman, then they start making out.   I assume the conversations are longer, and the producers are under the impression we want  to see 2 things - make-out sessions, and the women fighting and crying.  

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On 1/11/2022 at 6:58 PM, EllenB said:

There should be a spin-off show called "FU Bachelor" starring the B'ettes who leave voluntarily, and the no-rosers who leave dry-eyed and cheerful. They could stay in a comfortable house nearby and wear flannel jammies and no makeup, and have cats and dogs, and eat cookies, and provide snark narrative as the show airs.

I would SO watch this show!!

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On 1/10/2022 at 9:30 PM, JenE4 said:

Shanaenae doesn’t even know how to do a Wrong Reasons accusation! It has to be about how the person isn’t here to fall in love with the lead! You can’t say Elizabeth was nice to me on the first day but she didn’t talk to me the next day. (Maybe it’s because she saw you chasing after the evil Cassidy?) But Clayton is so stupid that he takes this as a legitimate complaint and lodges a formal Wrong Reasons investigation.

Love the concept of a "formal Wrong Reasons investigation"!   They can have notable Bachelor Nation lawyers Andi Dorfman (Bachelor season 18 with Juan Pablo and B'ette season 10) and Riley Christian (B'ette season 16) as counsel.

1 hour ago, SallyAlbright said:

It's definitely a trend that the men have a tougher time seeing through the mean girls and the silly drama. I too prefer the Bachelorette, the guys generally get along and have fun and the women are much better at sending home the troublemakers (like Michelle did). 

Really, sincerely wanted Clayton to look at Shenae and say, "You are crying because a girl wasn't looking at you when you were trying to talk to her?  And you want me to do something about that?"  And then start walking with her like he was going to confront Elizabeth, but instead walk right past Elizabeh and then walk Shenae out.

It's funny, though, that the women are in a sense superior at being a sane individual lead, but are so much worse as a group.

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On 1/11/2022 at 3:29 PM, tennisgurl said:

I have mostly liked Clayton alright, he struck me as boring but pleasant, but he really lost points with me giving Cassidy the rose. If he was as nice and family centric as the show wants him to be, he would be massively put out by Cassidy making one of the other girls (Genevieve?) build the house alone that they were supposed to build together, be clearly totally uninterested in the kids and more interested in making out by the pool, and then dropping the cake, laughing about it, then running off to make out with him more. Its shitty disrespectful behavior in a date that was clearly supposed to be about seeing how the women interact with kids, but he got to stick his tongue down Cassidy's throat so I guess she's the winner. Says a lot about what he really values in a person. 

On 1/10/2022 at 10:46 PM, tinkerbell said:

Just had to mention. Cassidy dropped the cake, got frosting all over her hands, and said the POOL would be a good place to clean up. NO! It's not your pool! You don't wash your hands in someone's swimming pool. 

On 1/11/2022 at 7:02 AM, nlkm9 said:

After watching clayton allow cassidy to straddle him and ignore the kids and reward her for a rose, he is no longer a nice guy to me. Hes a total jerk. To bad. 

On 1/10/2022 at 8:21 PM, DEL901 said:

Clayton is showing his character, being more interested in Cassidy than the kids, especially the birthday.   He should also be unhappy she dumped her tasks on others…except for carrying in the cake she didn’t bake and dropping it.  Yes, he makes out with her more.  It is clear little Clayton is running things and If he is like this all season, I’m going to quickly lose respect for him.  

Yes to all of this!!!

On 1/11/2022 at 9:43 AM, LBS said:

3. Why oh why is the hoodie under a blazer a thing?  The women are dressed to the nines and he looks like a kid who grudgingly compromised with his parents to wear something nice to his grandparents retirement party. 

Also, what he wore on the one-on-one date, was massively underdressed compared to what she wore...but then again, it seems like lately that's what happens with all the Bachelor leads.

On 1/10/2022 at 8:47 PM, SallyAlbright said:

So Cassidy is the producer's choice for a few weeks, right? She's not even an interesting "villain."

I think it goes further than that.  I think that the producers already knew about the FWB guy, and they worked on the timing with the girl who is going to rat out Cassidy to Clayton.  So although they didn't tell Clayton about the FWB directly, they told him to go ahead and give Cassidy the rose at that group date, for stirring-up-drama purposes, but also told him that something is going to happen where you will be able to get the rose back and get rid of her if you want.

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4 hours ago, SallyAlbright said:

Clayton is actually somewhat witty and self-deprecating on his Twitter (if I knew how to post his Tweets here, I would). The bar for "witty" on this show is low, but he at least shows a bit of life and snarkiness on there. He was making fun of himself a lot during the episode, joking that the girls were 1000x more excited to see Hilary Duff than to see him, making fun of his own outfits, etc. 

But that guy is nowhere to be found on the show so far. I wish they'd let these people have some personality rather than force them to listen to tragic stories on every date. 

 

I wonder if he has some team that helps him with Twitter since he became the Bachelor?

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11 minutes ago, DEL901 said:

I wonder if he has some team that helps him with Twitter since he became the Bachelor?

That’s definitely what I’m thinking, like they were doing damage control to make him more likeable since he wasn’t a popular choice, but it sure doesn’t carry over      into the show. Maybe that’s why there is so much kissing so he doesn’t have to open his mouth…to talk, that is. 

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17 hours ago, DEL901 said:

I wonder if he has some team that helps him with Twitter since he became the Bachelor?

Wouldn't surprise me, but most of the past leads have not been quite as self-deprecating there either, rather more politically correct/marketing type posts. If the show got him help to look funny on Twitter, they could/should have helped him appear to have more personality on the show too!  😂

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1 hour ago, limecoke said:

This will not be popular but he’s giving me Bob Guiney vibes & based on the previews I could be right. Two episodes in & the endless face-devouring & smacky noises are annoying me greatly. For a guy who is supposedly smart he seems pretty dumb. Maybe as we go on I’ll change my mind. 

That’s definitely popular with me, FWIW! 

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On 1/10/2022 at 7:28 PM, Kiss my mutt said:

My respect-o-meter is on zero for Clayton as it is.

 

He's giving me a bad vibe, like the popular guy in HS who was a little too smooth. I hope he chills the hell out cuz right now he looks douchey. And the last thing I'd want to do is make out with a guy thirty seconds after someone else had their tongue down his throat. Maybe that's just me.

And to just take someone's word that another contestant is "two faced" just seems incredibly naive.  Mimbo?

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On 1/15/2022 at 12:21 PM, queta said:

He's giving me a bad vibe, like the popular guy in HS who was a little too smooth. I hope he chills the hell out cuz right now he looks douchey. And the last thing I'd want to do is make out with a guy thirty seconds after someone else had their tongue down his throat. Maybe that's just me.

 

It makes me wonder about the editing.  Is he really having make-out sessions one after another, or is there some actual conversation going on that we don't see?

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9 hours ago, tinkerbell said:

It makes me wonder about the editing.  Is he really having make-out sessions one after another, or is there some actual conversation going on that we don't see?

I suspect that it is the editing.  Clearly the producers decided that the audience had had enough of having to think about conversations or issues in the world.  So they have returned to classic bachelor blandness and thrown in a lot of blonde women who look similar to make us spend all of the time trying to decide who is who.  Add in a little “he is the hottest man since the Garden of Eden” and kissing is the only thing to show.  Especially when you have an early villain like Cassidy.

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On 1/11/2022 at 6:09 PM, Koalagirl said:

It’s unfortunate that Clayton’s season followed Michelle’s because the comparison is pitiful.

Michelle´s season started off great (the first episode) and I like/d her but it soon turned into the most boring season ever, by far. It was incredibly dull and life-less. But only 2 episodes of Clayton and his non-stop kissing, thigh-grabbing, mad blondes fighting and uncomfortableness all around, has me laughing non-stop. I absolutely love this season. I hope it stays "light". It might not be "the most dramatic ever" or "right reasons - love ever after" but at least it seems more relaxed and genuine in a weird way.

 

ETA: What I mean by "genuine" is basically that this season feels literally like it´s just a competition for who gets to make out with Clayton exclusively for a couple of months. We don´t really know anything about Clayton other than he´s a cute and jolly guy who had a scene involving kids with Michelle and because of that he is now classified as the "kid-guy". He hasn´t sold himself as something more or made intense promises about his character and intentions, so the likely-hood of him disappointing us is less than it often is with the leads on this show. It is totally wrong reasons but that is basically what makes it more real. If he does fall madly in love and finds "his person" that will be an unexpected bonus. Felt I needed to clarify, lol.

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On 1/15/2022 at 6:21 PM, queta said:

He's giving me a bad vibe, like the popular guy in HS who was a little too smooth. I hope he chills the hell out cuz right now he looks douchey. And the last thing I'd want to do is make out with a guy thirty seconds after someone else had their tongue down his throat. Maybe that's just me.

And to just take someone's word that another contestant is "two faced" just seems incredibly naive.  Mimbo?

His tongue is the star of the show, I could see it jutting out as soon as a woman started talking about something serious and I felt like I could read his mind.. It went "listen, smile, listen, 5-4-3-2-1 KISS". And these are not just regular bachelor-kisses, they are full on make-out sessions.

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