S27.E08: Week 8

[Lamb18]

Hometowns! I always like this episode.

[dizzyd]

Have we ever been subjected to more shower clips of a Bachelor before?

Does Gabi think the 2nd time around with maple syrup is going to go different than the 1st?

Edited March 14, 2023 by dizzyd

[DEL901]

Just now, dizzyd said:

Have we ever been subjected to more shower clips of a Bachelor before?

I guess he is trying to take the title from Sean.  

[dizzyd]

Just now, DEL901 said:

I guess he is trying to take the title from Sean.  

I forgot about that. Maybe he feels he needs to do exactly like Sean to have the same success. 

[Lamb18]

I wonder if Zack and Gaby will visit the Maple Museum in Pittsford.

Ha ha Zack likes the fake syrup the best!

[JenE4]

I feel like we’re on a 3rd grade field trip over here.

[phlebas]

1 minute ago, Lamb18 said:

I wonder if Zack and Gaby will visit the Maple Museum in Pittsford.

After he picked the fake syrup, they won't let him in

Don't act like bringing him to Vermont is a hardship, Gabi.  It's lovely here. Probably does him good.

[EllenB]

3 minutes ago, dizzyd said:

I forgot about that. Maybe he feels he needs to do exactly like Sean to have the same success. 

What's with the "wholesome" (yeah right) guys showing the most wet skin? 

[LakeGal]

The Zach and Gabi Bachelor handshake was so awkward.  They were determined to do it. 

[Lamb18]

If you're going to take shots of maple syrup, what booze would you have with it?

[dizzyd]

1 minute ago, EllenB said:

What's with the "wholesome" (yeah right) guys showing the most wet skin? 

It’s like a nudist beach or spa of old sagging bods where you wish you had your eyes gouged out because that’s not the bodies you want to see.

[Lamb18]

Does that older sister look like Raven or is it just me?

[phlebas]

Just now, Lamb18 said:

If you're going to take shots of maple syrup, what booze would you have with it?

There is room for experimentation.  I tend to go with rum, though Vermont is really big on craft beers.

[Lamb18]

The dog is the best member of the family. He is justifiably apprehensive.

[Crashcourse]

Gabi's brother looks like he could break Zack's kneecaps. 

[Lamb18]

Also the sister, sitting on the bed, looks like she had cat ears, but it was the points of the star hanging on the wall.

[JenE4]

Brother Gabi, it’s not “broken and defeated” or “happy and in love.” 99% of the time it’s both. The latter for 6 weeks to 6 months, then the former.

[Lamb18]

Just now, Crashcourse said:

Gabi's brother looks like he could break Zack's kneecaps. 

I thought I heard a touch of the Bronx in his voice.

[Crashcourse]

Just now, Lamb18 said:

I thought I heard a touch of the Bronx in his voice.

Yes, same here!   

[DEL901]

Good for Gabi….”I think I could fall in love”.

[Crashcourse]

I'm glad Zack got outta there alive.

[dizzyd]

I don’t see Gabi winning. She has a perfectly wholesome family, no drama, no sob story. She doesn’t fit the criteria of the show. Just kidding. 

[Riplet68]

So...is Gabi the friend?  He came off more in to her than she did him.  Seems like family was talking her into it...?

Is that her families real house?  I love it!!!

Edited March 14, 2023 by Riplet68

[Lamb18]

Aw Dad, he's sweet. Too bad he's not senior Bachelor but I suppose married men aren't eligible. Plus Dad is probably too young.

[phlebas]

ok bored now.  Show everyone more Vermont.

If you guys ever visit Vermont, let me know. I know a place that does awesome maple cheesecake

[FlyingEgret]

I thought Gaabi said through her tears that he was so "worthless."

"Worth this" probably makes more sense...

Edited March 14, 2023 by FlyingEgret

[phlebas]

Gabi is sweet but she needs more from a man than flannel and bad taste in syrup.  She should have taken him to see Bernie.

[JenE4]

Just now, FlyingEgret said:

I though Gaabi said through her tears that he was so "worthless."

"Worth this" probably makes more sense...

Eh. That’s debatable.

[Lamb18]

Just now, phlebas said:

Gabi is sweet but she needs more from a man than flannel and bad taste in syrup.  She should have taken him to see Bernie.

Who's Bernie?

[JenE4]

1 minute ago, Lamb18 said:

Who's Bernie?

Sanders

 

[dizzyd]

Look at how classy and sexy Ariel is! No Bachelor handshake needed. She’s my favorite. I love that she’s actually showing him around her city and not the regular touristy parts but what’s important to her. 

Edited March 14, 2023 by dizzyd

[Riplet68]

Sanders

Have they ever had a hometown in NYC before?  I was jusat there and we loved it.

I love Ariel...she is so calm, yet funny and seems so self confident. Love that she refused to do the handshake

Edited March 14, 2023 by Riplet68

[phlebas]

2 minutes ago, Lamb18 said:

Who's Bernie?

Bernie Sanders!  Feel the Bern!

[SallyAlbright]

I don't know why but I am cringing as I watch this from NYC. I feel like people (me and my coworkers as we sit there and eat on our lunch break) would have been laughing as she filmed that sexy slo-mo walk through Washington Square 😂 

Edited March 14, 2023 by SallyAlbright

[Lamb18]

This is the hometown visit I'm most interested in. I've been to Washington Square--there's a cool bookstore close by.

I've stayed in West Village a few times at the Jane Hotel. It's a cool neighborhood.

[Crashcourse]

Ariel:  "for my brother and I."  🙄

[Lamb18]

So Ariel has a Mafia brother? He'll break Zack's kneecaps if Zack misbehaves?

[dizzyd]

Just now, Lamb18 said:

So Ariel has a Mafia brother? He'll break Zack's kneecaps if Zack misbehaves?

That’s 2 for 2 on brothers breaking Zach. 

[Lamb18]

I wonderbwhat part of town Ariel lives in. West Village is very expensive so I doubt that's where her family settled.

[phlebas]

Do they let Jewish people in the mafia?  

 

[dizzyd]

Ariel is too good for Zach. She’s in a league of her own. 

[Lamb18]

So they're meeting at a brewery. I wanted to see her home.

[EllenB]

Zach and the brother are not compatible. 

[DEL901]

1 minute ago, dizzyd said:

Ariel is too good for Zach. She’s in a league of her own. 

She’d be an amazing Bachelorette….which means if Zach doesn’t pick her, they’ll never pick her.  

[SallyAlbright]

I know this show loves the overprotective father/brother trope but it almost always makes them look rude and patronizing. My brother is protective of me but also trusts that I'm an adult who can make my own good decisions. But I guess that would be a short episode 😂

[phlebas]

Zach is really bad at this

[EllenB]

Just now, SallyAlbright said:

I know this show loves the overprotective father/brother trope but it almost always makes them look rude and patronizing. My brother is protective of me but also trusts that I'm an adult who can make my own good decisions. But I guess that would be a short episode 😂

As soon as the brother referred to Ariel as a girl, I knew he was a problem.

[bosawks]

17 minutes ago, FlyingEgret said:

I thought Gaabi said through her tears that he was so "worthless."

"Worth this" probably makes more sense...

Sometimes I really do believe in Freud…

[Lamb18]

Ariel's brother sure has hard-hitting questions. Is his name Caliban?

[dizzyd]

I think the families are also encouraged to bring the heat. I remember Rachel at Brian’s family was a beat down from what we were shown but they’re happily married.