The Bachelorette: One Of The Bachelors Has A Girlfriend

That's Jillian crying in previews for next week's The Bachelorette on ABC. She is crying because the guy she is "supposed to be with," is no longer there.

Since she is upset about it, this must be a guy who got sick of it all and walked off the show. If it is she who boots the guy, why would she be all boo-hoo about it?

This week's episode was a tad bizarre, but then again, they all are. The whole concept for these type shows is bizarre. Find your mate in 30 days, while being filmed for a TV show.

This week the boys were all upset about Wes and his "reason for being there." Originally the main complaint was that he was there to further his guitar playing singing career. This week we learned, or seemed to, that he'd told some of the boys that he had a girl friend or two waiting for him back in Austin.

This had several of the boys dropping hints to Jillian that some of the boys aren't there for the right reason. Then Tanner P, the foot fetishist, made it a bit clearer by telling Jillian that one of the boys has talked about having a girlfriend back home.

This sent Jillian reeling. Like the entire scientific mating process, designed by this show, had been thrown askew.

With the help of the smarmy host Harrison, Jillian confronted the boys. Finally one or two or three spoke up, saying the guilty party should "man up" and confess. I think host Harrison was the first to suggest that some manning up needed to occur.

Eventually, crazy man, David, suggested Jillian send home who ever it was who planted the malicious rumors. This made the Toe Sucker nervous and he got all jumpy at Juan. That was pretty funny.

What made no sense to me, was this, if Wes the guitar player had made clear he was not looking for love in the right place, why not simply say what he said? Why, when Jillian was asking for answers did Tanner P not simply say that Wes has talked about his girlfriend back in Austin, or whatever it is that Wes said? Instead Tanner P got all squirmy.

And why, with cameras rolling all the time, did we not see Wes say whatever it is he supposedly said?

And, if this Wes guy made clear he was not really there looking for the love of his life, why would the producers not simply remove him from the show? Don't the boys have to sign some sort of agreement that clearly says they are desperately alone, with no female attachments anywhere in the world, and are looking to find a wife by being on this show?

One by one each of the boys said they had no girl friend back home. After some more anguish, Jillian handed out the roses one by one, including one to the bad boy, Wes, he being the one who supposedly has the girl friends back in Austin. Juan and crazy man, David, got sent home. Juan was a bit of a surprise, but not David. He got drunk and really made an ass out of himself, F-bombing at Jillian, which she did not appreciate, refusing to let him kiss her with his F-bombing lips. That was also pretty funny.

Earlier, after a helicopter ride to the top of the mountain that over looks Vancouver, the name of which I can't remember, even though I've taken that gondola ride to the top. Anyway, Jillian put Mike on the gondola and sent him home, giving the other guy a rose, which made sense to me, the other guy seemed sincere, while Mike seemed way too smooth. He seemed quite devastated to be taking the gondola ride home though. That also was pretty funny.

I've not watched all that many of these Bachelor/Bachelorette shows. It seems they are now doing a much better job of getting good amusing drama out of the situation. I think the constant free-flowing alcohol helps.