S26.E07: Week 7

[MBJ]

34 minutes ago, EllenB said:

Does she ever smile?

OMG @EllenBI SWEAR I DIDN'T SEE YOUR POST.  Lol I posted the exact same thing after.  I'm sorrY!

[DEL901]

Just now, Amy Beth said:

Jesse has a rather interesting hosting niche—football color commentary and cooking shows.

He hosted a surfing reality show competition too. 

[Amy Beth]

2 minutes ago, Lamb18 said:

Well, this is a fun group date.

Didn’t we already do this this season?

[Lamb18]

Genevieve sure is sullen.

[MBJ]

When the group date was announced I saw the corners of Genevieve's mouth twitch and I was waiting for the smile but it didn't come.  Just a tease.

I would be so happy about the free trip to Vienna but I guess that's just me.

Colour me shocked that Clayton actually has this effect on women.

Edited February 22, 2022 by Ms Blue Jay

[DEL901]

The robot is misfiring. 

[Amy Beth]

Just now, Lamb18 said:

Genevieve sure is sullen.

Forced vulnerability deserves to be met with sullenness. 

[JenE4]

4 minutes ago, tennisgurl said:

I guess there aren’t a lot of songs with the phrase “lady in a giant pink puffy big bird dress” in them. 

Freeebiiiiiiiird!

[Lamb18]

Is that Teddi or Genevieve? I thought it was Genevieve, but I thought Clayton just said something about Teddi's walls.

[phlebas]

PERFORM FOR CLAYTON, GENEVIEVE 

There was never a connection between them, no wonder she's struggling to open up in front of Dr Scary Accent there.

Edited February 22, 2022 by phlebas

[DEL901]

4 minutes ago, Amy Beth said:

Didn’t we already do this this season?

Last time it was hosted by Kaitlyn.  This time an actual professional, in the birthland of Freud.   Although it is a little late to deal with any issues with hometowns next week.  

[JenE4]

Wow. After EVERYONE commenting on how Genevieve can’t smile, she can’t even muster the slightest bit of engagement, knowing that it’s make or break time. We got more emotion out of the dead ostrich Susie was wearing on her date.

[FlyingEgret]

I love all the background noise during the therapy session... nothing like creaky doors opening and closing to make you feel like you are in a safe place...

[Lamb18]

Just now, phlebas said:

PERFORM FOR CLAYTON, GENEVIEVE 

OK, that is Genevieve.

2 minutes ago, DEL901 said:

Last time it was hosted by Kaitlyn.  This time an actual professional, in the birthland of Freud.   Although it is a little late to deal with any issues with hometowns next week.  

How do we know she is a real psychotherapist and doesn't just play one?

[EllenB]

Well, now I don't blame her for not smiling. Who wants to emote on command?

[Lamb18]

Maybe she will smile after Clayton dumps her. Of relief.

[JenE4]

“We’ve had so much fun.” Speak for yourself, Clayton!

[DEL901]

I just looked it up.  Lady in Red by Chris Du Burgh was released in 1986.  And for the youngsters on the board, it was a massive hit, and spent forever at #1.  

[MBJ]

1 hour ago, JenE4 said:

The 4 women peeping out the door at Mara confronting Sarah killed me. Rachel’s (I think that’s her name) face when Mara said, “It would behoove you to step back” is gif-worthy. Just because you’re jealous, Mara, doesn’t mean that Sarah has to, what, turn down a date and hand it over to you or something??? You’re the one who’s “acting sloppy” by getting yourself all worked up into an envious lather.

I know the drama is over now so this is a moot point but Mara was like............. a bit scary.  A bit Fatal Attraction ish.  Wailing about how it isn't fair what women get to go on dates and who doesn't.  CLAYTON DECIDES, DUMBASS.  What does fairness have to do with it?

Sarah IS really young.  So young that she just let Mara say all sorts of shit and not even get to say anything back.  I get that Sarah is a bit smug and it rubs people the wrong way but what the hell was she supposed to do after Mara directly went to Clayton and talked shit about her?  And then for Mara to have the nerve to say that Sarah didn't confront her about it in a way that was acceptable?  Good lord!  Mara is awful!

Edited February 22, 2022 by Ms Blue Jay

[SassyCat]

I’ve noticed men, in general, have a thing for the name “Rachel”.
 Rachel Rachel Rachel!  I wouldn’t be surprised if Rachel was the grand prize winner of a proposal from Clayton, merely for being named Rachel.

[Amy Beth]

Rachel got off easy in that therapy session. Admitting that “the process” is hard is a gimme.

[Lamb18]

So who is the performative one?

Maybe it's Clayton?

[JenE4]

Are you kidding me? Now we have this Freudian therapist making a Wrong Reasons accusation without naming names? This is almost as bad as Gabby charging Sarah with “malicious negligence” about bragging about her dates with Clayton.

[EllenB]

If Sarah took a good sniff, her upper lip would disappear and she'd need surgery to extract it.

[Amy Beth]

4 minutes ago, Lamb18 said:

So who is the performative one?

Maybe it's Clayton?

It’s the therapist. A professional wouldn’t do that.

[tennisgurl]

Oh yeah, there’s a great group date for you. Talk about your struggles on national television while some lady judges you. 

[DEL901]

Rachael said Clayton seemed lost because of what the therapist said…. Not true. Clayton often seems lost.   

[SassyCat]

I think its going to be Sarah that is the performative one. 

Whoops, yup! They’re all calling out Sarah.

[Lamb18]

So it's tag-team villainesses!! 

[Ladybugnine]

Oh, Teddi, that scrunchie....just no.

[SassyCat]

Lol!!! He called Sarah out on her fake crying of no tears ! He gets 10 points for that!

[Lamb18]

Whoa, harsh, Clayton!

[EllenB]

So he DOES have a pair. I'll be damned.

[DEL901]

He is getting better at kicking women to the curb… much more decisive and less dawdling.   

And now there are 5.  Only one to send home at the rose ceremony.  

[Amy Beth]

Just now, EllenB said:

So he DOES have a pair. I'll be damned.

I think he got help from the producers again.

[Lamb18]

There were 3 or 4 cats in the room.when the show started. They all left. One cat came into the room and walked back out again.

[DEL901]

1 minute ago, Amy Beth said:

I think he got help from the producers again.

Also, neither Genevieve nor Sarah were hot blondes.  

[JenE4]

Now you’re telling us that Mara was right all along but her delivery was just so over the top that she made herself look like the Wrong Reasons one? 

[Amy Beth]

1 minute ago, DEL901 said:

Also, neither Genevieve nor Sarah were hot blondes.  

True enough. He’s just going to end up with the ones he’s most attracted to, minus the OTT crazy ones.

[Lamb18]

I remember seeing those horse and carriages all lined up down the street. I would walk along and pet all the horses.

[dizzyd]

Just got to say, Vienna for the win and I don’t mean Jake’s F1

[tennisgurl]

Now Kenny gets to do things in Vienna besides go to therapy. She’s the real winner. 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

1 hour ago, Amy Beth said:

Say goodbye to another villain and another woman of color he was keeping around for no obvious reason.

It's like you can tell from the very  first night of The Bachelor,  certain woman chosen are basically just going to be "cannon fodder" those who are destined to be sacrificed away in the rose ceremonies. 

[MBJ]

Sarah going from fake crying to Clayton saying "You're fake crying" to her immediately stopping. HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA.  I know she's young but that's like toddler stuff!

[MBJ]

56 minutes ago, SassyCat said:

Lol!!! He called Sarah out on her fake crying of no tears ! He gets 10 points for that!

Seriously!  I'm very pleasantly shocked. That was awesome and so unexpected by him.

[tinkerbell]

The "therapy" sessions pissed me off.

The woman is a psychoanalyst, performing for a TV show.  An actual therapist does not push someone to express deep feelings the first time meeting them. A real therapist doesn't attempt to do couples therapy with 2 people who aren't even exclusive yet.

[angelamh66]

At least they spared us the fake conversation about the secret to a good marriage with the foreign old couple trope on Serene’s date. I started to immediately dread it when they had the older couples dancing about in the street. I’d bet money they still did it but it ended up on the editing room floor... thankfully!

[jackjill89]

2 hours ago, DEL901 said:

I just looked it up.  Lady in Red by Chris Du Burgh was released in 1986.  And for the youngsters on the board, it was a massive hit, and spent forever at #1.  

Old lady here -- he wrote that song about his wife. So sweet. After I learned that, I got a soft spot for the song. 

[Pj3422]

2 hours ago, Ms Blue Jay said:

I know the drama is over now so this is a moot point but Mara was like............. a bit scary.  A bit Fatal Attraction ish.  Wailing about how it isn't fair what women get to go on dates and who doesn't.  

Well, she’s NOT going to be IGNORED, Dan! 

[Bluesky]

2 hours ago, JenE4 said:

Wow. After EVERYONE commenting on how Genevieve can’t smile, she can’t even muster the slightest bit of engagement, knowing that it’s make or break time. We got more emotion out of the dead ostrich Susie was wearing on her date.

She couldn’t figure out how to say that she has zero interest in Clayton.  The Funtime was over.  Family visits?  No thank you.