S19.E03: Week 3

[Lamb18]

That guy's pants are so short! I know that's the style, but he looks like a kid who's wearing the pants his mom bought last fall and he's grown 4 inches since then.

The middle of a brightly lit football field seems an odd place to kiss multiple men.

[JenE4]

Just now, Thumper said:

I tuned in for the first time tonight (off and on)and wondered if the one couple was going to decide they wanted to be together and ditch the show!!!  They sure seemed into each other.  I think that was Rachel?

The other one, Gabby?  Seems fragile.  
 

Now I can’t tell them apart. 😂.  They’re kissing other guys now. 

Whelp, seems like you’re all caught up!!

[GracieK]

Rachel really knows how to pose for photos!

[Kiss my mutt]

This isn’t going to end well.

[Lamb18]

Poor Gabby, three guys in a row tell her she's not the one for them.

[tennisgurl]

“Your a little rough around the edges.” OUCH! Way to validate everything Gabby’s been anxious about, she’s a mess while Rachel’s the prom queen. This is legit hard to watch. 

Edited July 26, 2022 by tennisgurl

[Amy Beth]

Why do I have the distinct feeling that the producers orchestrated the timing of those confessions?

[DEL901]

Two down, one breakdown to go. 

Three… poor Gabby. 

Edited July 26, 2022 by DEL901

[Kiss my mutt]

2 minutes ago, tennisgurl said:

“Your a little rough around the edges.” OUCH! Way to validate everything Gabby’s been anxious about, she’s a mess while Rachel’s the prom queen. This is legit hard to watch. 

Damn, I feel like I’m reliving my junior year in college here. 

[Lamb18]

Gabby should give a rose to the guy that proposed to her. Nate! That's his name!

Aw, she could have given Nate one.

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[JenE4]

What the hell?! The girls were saying we need the guys to decide between us, and the producers obviously told them if you’re feeling one girl, you need to let down the other. You’’ve got loose morals, you’re goofy, and you’re rough around the edges. You’re hot, but your personality is too much for me! I would bail if you were my only option!

Edited July 26, 2022 by JenE4

[Lamb18]

Watch those three guys not get roses at the ceremony.

[Adeejay]

I have been watching this show long enough to know that Production had a hand in all those guys telling Gabby they aren't feeling her.  

[phlebas]

Gabby: “I’m here to find a lifelong partner.” Me: “You did. Your lifelong partner is a short blonde pilot named Rachel.”

[SallyAlbright]

I hate how the producers can't help comparing the two women and making both of them feel insecure. Last week's group date was Rachel feeling quiet and nervous while Gabby was the "fun" one with the guys. Now we have this "Gabby is too complicated" narrative to make her feel bad too. It's so stupid and the producers suck. 

I totally know what she meant and I think it was just a poor choice of words when upset but I cringed when Gabby said "I'm too complicated and the guys want Rachel because she's easy." 

[Stats Queen]

2 minutes ago, Lamb18 said:

Watch those three guys not get roses at the ceremony.

I sure hope so, they were awful

[JenE4]

Rachel’s face when Gabby didn’t give a rose!!!! Damn. At least give it to Nate, who you had an amazing date with and gave a heartfelt photo-op proposal. This is like when the whole class misses recess because a couple of punks were acting up.

[DEL901]

I get that Gabby is hurt and embarrassed, but what is worse…. Making a choice or pretending you are interested when you aren’t?

[Lamb18]

Figures, the cocktail party is canceled.

Cool, they're splitting the guys up.

[tennisgurl]

Rachel’s expression when Gabby said she wasn’t giving a rose killed me! She looked like someone who’s doing a school play and one of the other kids just went off script!  

[DEL901]

Okay, this could be seriously lopsided…where’s the popcorn?

[GracieK]

Those three are complete boneheads. You can express that you’re interested in one of the women without putting the other down. Ugh these aren’t men they’re little boys. 

[Adeejay]

I can't help but wonder how "TPTB" thought this would work and what they expected to happen.  

[DEL901]

3 minutes ago, GracieK said:

Those three are complete boneheads. You can express that you’re interested in one of the women without putting the other down. Ugh these aren’t men they’re little boys. 

I thought the first guy did it respectfully, but the other two were terrible. 

[Stats Queen]

1 minute ago, DEL901 said:

I thought the first guy did it respectfully, but the other two were terrible. 

You’re right.The last two were so bad I forgot the first one was respectful.

Edited July 26, 2022 by Stats Queen

[DEL901]

Looks like the executions are about to begin.  

[Adeejay]

The last time they allowed these knuckle heads to choose, we wound up with Kaitlin as the Bachelorette and one of the worst seasons in Bachelorette history. Hope that doesn't happen again.  

Edited July 26, 2022 by Adeejay

[GracieK]

2 minutes ago, DEL901 said:

I thought the first guy did it respectfully, but the other two were terrible. 

Yes agreed! Tyler was respectful - I shouldn’t have included him. He’s from Wildwood which is one of the Jersey shore beaches I grew up going to - so between that and his Philly accent I’m pulling for him!

Edited July 26, 2022 by GracieK

[Lamb18]

Give Nate the first rose! 

Yes!!

[tennisgurl]

Gabby then turns to Rachel and asks her to accept her rose. 

[ECM1231]

15 minutes ago, DEL901 said:

I get that Gabby is hurt and embarrassed, but what is worse…. Making a choice or pretending you are interested when you aren’t?

Yeah, but Hayden, especially, was cruel. Questioning her morals and saying she was rough around the edges? Just gently say she's a great gal, but you feel a stronger connection with Rachel.

[DEL901]

1 minute ago, ECM1231 said:

Yeah, but Hayden, especially, was cruel. Questioning her morals and saying she was rough around the edges? Just gently say she's a great gal, but you feel a stronger connection with Rachel.

Agree there were better ways to do it…the first guy was respectful.   But I still,think better to know…or risk getting rejected in front of everyone like Rachel is.  

[Lamb18]

Tremaine: I changed my mind, Rachel. I'll take your rose!

[DEL901]

And this way, Gabby gets to keep her roses because she knows who not to call on.  

[SallyAlbright]

17 minutes ago, GracieK said:

Those three are complete boneheads. You can express that you’re interested in one of the women without putting the other down. Ugh these aren’t men they’re little boys. 

I thought the first guy (Tyler? The young looking one) was perfectly sweet about it, he hadn't even told Rachel yet because he wanted to talk to Gabby first. I actually really appreciated the way he told her. The other two were complete jerks about it and editing them all in a row like that made Tyler look bad by association haha 

[DEL901]

Ugh.  Jesse sliding out and taking another rose.    But the others shouldn’t get too comfortable.   The two guys who rejected Gabby are still waiting and Rachel only has one rose left.  

[Adeejay]

I don't understand why they didn't give Rachel's extra roses to Gabby.

[Amy Beth]

Ok, this smacks of producer manipulation SO bad. They had the the guys who favored Rachel tell Gabby all at once , but had the guys who favored Gabby hold back. 

[Lamb18]

So Jesse also takes roses away! I wonder if Chris could have handled such a serious responsibility. 

[tennisgurl]

Jessie walking in there like the grim reaper grabbing dead roses. This is so staged and it’s awkward. 

[Stats Queen]

Well, this season went sideways. I can’t imagine that the producers thought this would happen (but then again, maybe they did).

[DEL901]

Going to be interesting how they handle things with each having a different number of guys.  

[SallyAlbright]

I did like Gabby and Rachel's little conversation after the group date where Rachel was ready to go yell at the rude men if that's what Gabby wanted. Reminded me of how my friends would react 😂

[Lamb18]

Oh yuck, she gave a rose to Hayden. I suppose she had to give a rose to someone.

[JenE4]

Uh-oh, Jesse comes in and—Rachel LOSES the rose?!? What the fuuuuuck?! And another!! Why the fuck are they doing it this way??? So Rachel’s journey is going to end 3 weeks before Gabby’s?! This doesn’t even make sense. Just go back and forth until they’re all chosen except for however many leftovers they intend to send home. Meatball, too. Damn, when’s Jesse going to be like, uh, guys, we done goofed on this idea. Let’s give Rachel a few makeup picks… What happened to the nonstop press about how they’re NOT pitted against each other and everything went swimmingly?! Both women were so rejected and heartbroken that they each almost quit just this episode! 

[Lamb18]

Oh, I don't know if I can wait till next week to find out if Rachel gives a rose to Meatball!

Edited July 26, 2022 by Lamb18

[phlebas]

Thanks, I hate it.

Sheesh.

[ECM1231]

This is messed up. Jesse should have escorted the men who rejected Rachel's rose, to the door. Again, they are giving the men back the power, as Rachel said. Plus, Rachel did wind up choosing Hayden, who was so disrespectful to Gabby the night before. I had hoped he'd be going home. 😡

[GracieK]

That any guy would reject a rose just proves how stupid they are. Do you really think that Gabby is now going to give you one when you rejected her friend right in front of her? You’re lucky to get chosen and move on at all. They thought they were making a power move and showing Gabby what they’re made of and willing to do for her.. but Gabby knows and cares more about Rachel at this point than any of them. Plus they have to know that Gabby and Rachel discussed their picks before going to the ceremony. Meaning if you get a rose from one, the other wasn’t going to choose you. And it’s not like Gabby was given extra roses to make additional picks with. Plus girl code was going to prevail there. It’s a numbers game guys..accept your rose and just be glad you made it to the next week!

Edited July 26, 2022 by GracieK

[SallyAlbright]

That was so painful. Both of these girls are so far out of Meatball's league that him rejecting either of them was just laughable and offensive. I felt so bad for Rachel as this was so public. I think she just panicked and gave the last rose to Hayden because she knew for a fact he'd say yes. 

I actually like the individual guys in Rachel's group better (Aven, Tino, Zach, Tyler all seem nice) but Gabby gets more to choose from, which is odd. I hope they both find someone they really like, but man this episode was not fun to watch.