According To Vienna Girardi Bachelorette Emily Maynard Gives Final Rose To Chris Harrison

In the picture you are looking at a Tweeted picture of Bachelorette Emily Maynard and Bachelorette host, Chris Harrison, at a Dancing with the Stars taping.

The 'date' at Dancing with the Stars would have taken place after filming for the current edition of The Bachelorette was completed, with Emily having made her choice, or not, after having sampled her final three potential husbands in the notorious Fantasy Suites. Or not.

After their 'date' at DWTS Emily verbalized how she felt about the 'date' on Twitter.

"I had so much fun with @chrisbharrison tonight at @DancingABC!" Maynard tweeted on May 22.  

Harrison retweeted Maynard's post, adding, "Great night with my friend."

Now, that reliable news source, the STAR magazine tabloid, is reporting that Emily Maynard and Chris Harrison are "madly in love, and that it's gone on for a lot longer than most people realize."

It appears the prime source for this bit of shocking news is the extremely reliable, extremely stable Vienna Girardi, who won the equally stable, Jake Pavelka's, wife proposal in Season 14 of The Bachelor.

Vienna is quoted as saying, "From the beginning, I always said there was no way Emily was really going to end up with one of the guys because she really wanted to be with Chris, and it was obvious he wanted to be with her too. I vacationed with Chris and his family in St. Lucia and know him well. He was never with his wife. He's such a flirt. I guarantee Emily and Chris will end up together in the end. If she gets engaged to another man, the show will probably spin it as a love triangle."

I can completely understand how any man, including Chris Harrison, might get smitten with Emily Maynard. Emily is the first time I've been smitten with one of the Bachelorettes. Usually, after multi-week exposure, these ladies start to repulse me. But not Emily. She's incredibly good-looking, articulate, assertive, sweet-natured, funny, with a magnetic personality and an extremely strong urge to breed.

Now, I really do not find this romance thing between Emily and Chris Harrison to be very believable. Then again, can you have a more credible source of information than Vienna Girardi?

My guess is after this week's Sacred Hometown dates Emily will dump Creepy Chris at the Sacred Rose Ceremony, leaving Tall Sean, Greasy Arie and Tiny Jef with one 'f' to perform in the Sacred Fantasy Suites.

While Chris Harrison lingers nearby.

It's Official: If The Series Is Not Cancelled Due To Boring Ben Then Emily Maynard Is The Next Bachelorette

Ben Flajnik Doing a Nerd Imitation

I have heard it opined a time or two that much of the TV I watch is drivel. I prefer to characterize it as I am drawn to Train Wreck Bad Reality TV.

Likely the worst of the Train Wreck Bad Reality TV drivel that I watch is ABC's Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise.

The current edition, with boring Ben Flajnik being The Bachelor, is being particularly bad.

Ben's marriage proposal was rejected by previous Bachelorette Ashley. Ashley was as boring as Ben.

That is Ben Flajnik in the picture above. Ben seems to have a very limited vocabulary. He favors words like "amazing," "awesome" and "incredible' in various iterations. Sometimes all in one sentence, such as "You are so amazing, awesome and incredible."

It seems that the producers of The Bachelor cast for potential mates the same way Hell's Kitchen casts for cooks. The Bachelor seems to case about 20 psychotic nutcases, along with 3 or 4 women who might be suitable marriage material.

And then add a lot of alcohol to assure that the crazy gets unleashed.

Ben Trying to Scare a Girl to Death

Each iteration of this series now seems to include a stock figure, as in one boy or girl who is in it for all the wrong reasons, who treats it as a game show on which she, or he, is a contestant, with the Bachelor or Bachelorette the prize.

Currently this contestant is Courtney. I believe it is Courtney who talks Ben into going skinnydipping next week, in Puerto Rico, and after they are naked in the water tells him she is about to rock his world.

One thing I have noticed on this season of The Bachelor is when the girls go on a date with Ben they wear their bikinis under their outerwear.

Last week Ben took a group of girls skiing down a hill of manmade snow in San Francisco. Somehow the girls were prepared, with bikinis, when Ben ordered them to strip and ski.

This week Ben took the potential wives to Park City, Utah. There he had solo dates with a mousy blonde whose name I do not remember and a cute redhead named Jennifer.

Ben took Jennifer on yet one more of the sadistic try to scare a girl to death type dates. Was it last week Ben had Emily climb to the top of the Oakland Bay Bridge to terrify her? This week it was scared of heights Jennifer whom Ben made lower herself into a Utah crater, via a cable, with the cable snapping part way down, dropping the loving couple into a pool of water.

I forgot to mention, Jennifer came prepared to strip down to the always on bikini underwear.

Maybe it is just me, but if I ever went on a "date" with a person and they took me to climb up a bridge or climb into a hole I think I would quickly decide I am not interested in this nutjob.

But, it is not like Ben actually plans or executes these dates, even though that is the pretense. It's all part of the overly produced, overly scripted ridiculousness of this sometimes amusing example of Train Wreck TV.

Emily Maynard, the Next Bachelorette

And coming up.

If ABC does not cancel this franchise due to the big drop in ratings, "Emily Maynard will be looking for love on the next season of The Bachelorette.'

And you just know she won't find it.

Love that is.

Anymore than she did with Brad Womack.

Or he with her.

Ashley Temporarily Breaks Ben's Heart by Picking JP on The Bachelorette

That is Ben on The Bachelorette, after Ashley rejected his on-his-knees proposal and then sent him out to sea, from Fiji, in a little dinghy.

Prior to being rejected Ben had declared his love for Ashley and asked her family members for permission to marry her.

Ben said, "Everything in life to me is clear -- this is it. I do believe Ashley is in love with me."

Ashley really gave Ben no reason to think otherwise. These Bachelorette/Bachelor type reality shows can be a bit cruel.

In real life leading a guy on would not be seen as a good character trait.

After rejecting Ben, JP arrived. Ashley quickly accepted JP's marriage proposal, even though it was not delivered by JP down on his knees.

Prior to the proposal rejections and acceptances, we saw the boys meet Ashley's mom, step-dad, brother and sister from hell.

The sister's name is Chrystie. She is an older sister. Covered head to toe with what looked to be tattoos of cartoon characters. Within 15 minutes of meeting JP, the sister, who Ashley later lashed out at saying "You're such a bitch!" because sister Chrystie had come to the conclusion, based on very limited data, that JP was not a suitable match for Ashley.

I think sister Chrystie's primary problem was the HUGE age difference and something to do with one or the other not making one or the other laugh. I think the real problem was Chrystie found herself with a quick case of the HOTS for JP, making divorced sister Chrystie in full jealous sister mode.

I thought sister Chrystie was quite articulate. But I can see why Ashley thought she was being a bitch. I'd have trouble accepting advice from anyone who's idea of a good idea was to cover their body with tattoos.

Prior to making her final selection the boys were taken on one more date. On Ben's date Ashley was in full seductress mode, covering Ben all over with mud. Later it appeared the two former lovebirds spent the night together, while it was made clear on the eventual winner's, I mean fiance's, date, Ashley left JP's bedroom and went to wherever her own bed was.

On the After the Final Rose Show, Ben was up first to get interviewed by a now puffy-haired Chris Harrison. Ben seemed like he's survived his heartbreak. The women in the audience seemed to swoon over him. But not nearly as much as the women swooned over Ames on the Men Tell All episode Sunday night. Ames got a rock star mania level of swooning.

I think perky ultra-green boy, Ryan, should be dropped from contention for being the next The Bachelor and consideration given to both Ames and Ben. Ames would be very amusing robotically navigating a couple dozen women. As would Ben. Ryan, not so much.

There are rumors on the Interwebs, rarely to be believed, that ABC has paid Ashley and JP $50K, each, to keep quiet, for at least a month, regarding the fact that they've already split up. This to avoid yet one more incident of one of these odd reality TV romances coming to a quick end.

I would think both JP and Ben could do a lot better for themselves than Ashley. I would not be able to get past the annoying voice, the constant playing with her hair, and her family, shallow boy that I be.

The Bachelorette Ashley Scores 2 Out of 3 in the Fantasy Suites

The latest iteration of The Bachelorette is really not delivering the entertainment. But, the ratings are good, with the show being in the Top 10.

Barack Obama interrupted Monday's Fantasy Suite Episode.

Ben Flajnik was first up. I wonder how you pronounce that last name?

Ben & Ashley had fun on a boat. Ashley felt it was like being on a honeymoon as she lathered suntan lotion on Ben. So, Ashley was already in a honeymoon mood well before she handed Ben that corny card that tells Ben if he's feeling it, and Ashley agrees, they can spend the night together in the Fantasy Suite.

Soon we saw Ben carrying Ashley to bed. I do not know why what happens on that bed in the Fantasy Suite is not recorded for our voyeuristic viewing pleasure.

Up next was Ben's twin, Constantine Tzortzis. Again I've no idea how to pronounce that name. If I remember right Constantine's Fantasy Suite date consisted of flying around Fiji. I think a waterfall may have been involved. Then we got to the part where the Fantasy Suite card gets played.

However, even before Constantine was presented with the offer spend the night with Ashley, in connubial bliss, he decided he just was not that in to her and left to return to the states.

I forgot to mention, before Ben had his way with Ashley the mysterious returnee we'd been shown last week in the previews knocked on Ashley's door. It was Ryan. The guy she dumped in Taiwan. Ryan seems way too smarmy to me. He came across as sort of weird. And like he was doing some sort of audition to be the next Bachelor. Ryan made his case, gave Ashley the address of where he was staying. Later Ashley showed up at Ryan's place and rejected him again.

Ryan took it well. I don't like grown men who use the word "gosh" a lot. I don't know why it annoys me.

After the break for Barack it was JP Rosenbaum's chance to impress Ashley with his Fantasy Suite prowess. The previews had made it seem like JP commits some sort of unforgivable error in the Fantasy Suite, or prior to the Fantasy Suite.

The DVR recording stopped before The Bachelorette did, so I saw no previews. Before the recording stopped I did see JP and Ashley make it into the Fantasy Suite where Ashley slipped into something more comfortable, going to commercial as JP crawled on top of her on their Fantasy Suite bed.

Do the potential husbands see each other when not on a date with Ashley, like they do in the other parts of the husband audition process? Did Ben come back from his night in the Fantasy Suite and tell Constantine all the gory details? That'd be a bit of a turnoff. I don't think JP would handle hearing the details of Ben's night of bliss. I suspect the boys do not see each other during the Fantasy Suite of the husband audition process.

Next week is the Men Tell All episode. Those are always boring. Then the following week we get to see Ashley's sister tell her she likes neither of Ashley's potential husbands.

On The Bachelorette Ashley Sends Ames Home After Visiting His Hometown

Ames did not make the cut for the Fantasy Suite Husband Auditions on Monday's The Bachelorette Hometown Date Edition.

I thought both Constantine and Ames were dressed very sloppily. Ames seemed to have a bit of a droopy drawers thing going on with bright blue underwear sticking out.

I can't help but wonder if it was that odd underwear exposure that had Ashley deciding not to take Ames to a Fantasy Suite.

The Bachelorette is a Top Ten show during the summer TV doldrums. I guess this is what motivates ABC to stretch the show out for 2 hours. I don't think I could watch it without the invention of the DVR.

The visits to the Hometowns always seem to follow the same script. As do those growing feelings that could be LOVE.

After Ashley rejected him, Ames looked a bit dumbstruck, with his mouth open and teeth blaring bright white in a perma-smile. Ames walks and stands very awkwardly, at times, sort of a bit robotic.

Of her 4 husband choices Ames, to me, seemed to be the one who actually might have truly fallen for this hapless girl.

In the previews it appears that JP messes up real bad on the Fantasy Suite date. If that is the case that leaves it down to the twins, Constantine and Ben.

However, in the previews, true to formula, someone shows up in Fiji and surprises Ashley. Surely they are not dragging back Bentley one more time. If that is the case, that is likely what sent JP over the edge.

Or is it Ames who decided to take one big risk for LOVE and fly himself to Fiji?

Ashley losing it at her sister, who is critical of the 3 guys with whom Ashley is having her fantasy, looked to be some riveting TV viewing.

The Bachelorette Ashley Sends Ryan Home In Tears & Give No Rose to Lucas

I don't quite know why Ryan's eyes were zoomed in on last night on The Bachelorette. On a big screen it was unsettling.

Moments before his extreme closeup, Ashley had dumped Ryan, with Ryan then trying to explain how devastated he was to find his search for a wife so brutally thwarted. Unable to speak, Ryan hid behind some bushes, with the camera still on him.

Emerging from the bushes the camera zoomed in for the close up, then pulled back while Ryan poured out his aching heart.

Ashley sent Ryan away soon after he spent a half hour or so explaining the virtues of tankless hot water heaters. It seemed so heartless of Ashley. Could she not have escorted him back to the bachelor pad? Instead Ryan had to wander the streets of Taipei searching for a cab.

Last night we were down to only 6 potential husbands remaining. So I can finally remember their names. Ben, Constantine, Lucas, Ames, JP and Ryan.

Ben and Constantine look related, but I can tell one from the other due to one having goofier hair than the other.

It was no big shock that Lucas did not make it past the Sacred Rose Ceremony. Lucas seemed to take the rejection well.

All the boys seemed well versed in Bachelor/Bachelorette lore, with each waxing on about the importance of the "Hometowns." It also seems to be shortened to "Hometowns" rather than "Hometown Dates."

After the "Hometown" Rituals and the rejection of yet one more of the potential husbands, it is then on to the Fantasy Suites where Ashley invites her potential husband to spend the night so she can thoroughly test his husbandly performance abilities.

I found the Group Date with JP, Lucas and Ames shooting wedding photos with Ashley to be very lame.

JP pouting before the Group Date because Ben had not made it back yet from what turned out to be an all night date with Ashley, was amusing. And maybe a little disturbing. JP may have some serious issues. But, I guess JP had reason to wonder if maybe Ben was getting a jump start on the Fantasy Suite action. How will JP handle sharing Ashley with the other boys in the Fantasy Suites?

I think it was Constantine who took the steam train from Taipei to a little village where he and Ashley made a luminaria which later a dog lifted his leg on to relieve himself, in the most amusing moment of the night. The luminarias rising in the night sky was pretty cool.

Also cool was the park that Ben took Ashley riding in, on a mo-ped.

Ben & Constantine's one on one dates seemed a lot more fun than Ryan's one and only, one on one date. Ashley and Ryan walked through some religious shrine, with Ashley in short hot pants, which seemed inappropriate. The two would-be lovers did some sort of ritual that involved dropping a rock on the ground that turned out to be a foreshadow of their doomed last date.

Ryan seemed to have absolutely no game, conversation-wise. Oh look at that big koi. Look, there's a bird. There is water behind us. I can't wait for you to meet my parents. This is amazing. You're amazing. I feel amazing.

One thing that actually was amazing was Taiwan and its capital city of Taipei. I want to visit. But not with Ashley. Or Ryan.

On The Bachelorette Ames Gets Beaten Up While Ashley Goes Insane Over Bentley

I was not going to say anything about this week's episode of The Bachelorette.

And then I saw, yesterday, that The Bachelorette is in the Top 10 at #7 in the latest Nielsen Ratings.

So, I guess I am not alone in finding this bizarre train wreck to be somewhat entertaining to watch.

This week Ashley and the boys were in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Beautiful town.

So, what does Ashley, I mean the show's producer's, come up with for us to watch? A group date where 8 of the boys train for hours in the Thai national sport of trying to kill someone via boxing and kicking.

After the training the boys are loaded on to a transit device. As they were being transported the boys were very nervous as to what was in store for them.

They got to some sort of square with a boxing ring. Soon the fighting was underway.

But before that happened the boys had to exchange their clothes for special boxing attire. This had Ames ending up in pink shorts, with matching pink shoes and pink boxing gloves. That is Ames bringing up the rear as the boxing boys head to the ring, in the picture above.

I don't know how it was chosen as to who fought who, but pink shorts Ames fought solar panel billionaire, Ryan P. Ames made it clear he had never been in a fight before. While the other boys made it sound as if getting in fights was a major pasttime for them. Ryan P. beat up Ames bad and won the bout.

Ames sat down looking dazed. All were concerned. Soon Ames was walked to an ambulance and hauled away to learn that Ryan P. had inflicted a minor concussion on him.

Side note on Ames. He is sort of goofy looking, til he talks. He is by far the most articulate of the boys.

Additional side note. Just like in the previous episode, in the latest episode, Ashley went on and on about Bentley.

Eventually the Bentley obsession led Ashley to telling Chris Harrison that she could barely function without getting some sort of closure regarding Bentley. I'm thinking to myself, he left the show, how much closure do you need?

Chris Harrison seemed a bit disgusted with Ashley for mucking up the patented process in this manner. But Harrison said he'd see what he could do.

Last week, in the previews we learned that Bentley was returning. And we were led to believe we would see that return in Monday's episode. That did not happen.

Instead, in the previews for next week, we see the same thing we did last week, except this time the door opens and there's Bentley. Who hugs. And maybe kisses Ashley.

Then, also in the previews, we see Ashley letting the boys know about the return of Bentley. This does not seem to sit too well with most of the boys. It appears much drama ensues.

Previously to the previews we'd seen Ashley take William and Ben C. on one of those dates were at least one boy is guaranteed a ticket home. And no rose. On this particular date neither boy got a rose.

Soon after the trio had floated up an elephant infested river, somewhere in Thailand, William took Ashley aside and informed her that the other guy on the date, Ben C., just was not all that in to her. That he had talked about the dating sites he was gonna get on as soon as he was released from his Ashley hell.

Ashley then marched over to Ben C. and banished him immediately, citing his crimes and giving the lawyer no chance to offer up a defense.

So, we have Ashley banishing Ben C., who seemed like a nice guy, banishing him without probable cause, while she remains smitten with Bentley, who she was warned about by Michelle Money. And who left the Ashley's husband hunt by choice.

After rejecting Ben C., Ashley and William continued on their date. William really had no chance to recover from the roast where he'd driven Ashley to tears by saying how upset he was to see he was stuck with Ashley when he was hoping for Emily or Chantall. And that Ashley needed a breast enlargement procedure. And that her forehead was too big.

After some stilted conversation Ashley decided there was no chance the chemistry with William would revive to Bentley level smittedness. And so she told William it was time for him to go.

William did not take being sent home too well. He informed us of what a living hell home was, how stupid he was, what a screw up he was, how his life was over, how he was 30 and never gonna lose his virginity now. That he was going to crawl back in his hole and pull his rock lid back over him.

If you were feeling bad for sad William, feel bad no longer. William has crawled out of his hole and is on Bachelor Pad where he once more will have a chance to lose his virginity. Maybe Michelle Money might do him the favor?

Jumping back to the 'cocktail party' that followed the boxing match. All were remorse with worry about Ames. Then Ames showed up, still dazed, but still managing to be more articulate than any of the other boys when talking to Ashley.

I would have thought Ashley would have given the Sacred Rose to Ames that night, after the living hell she had put him through. But instead, for reasons that made no sense to me, she gave the Sacred Rose to a guy I did not even remember seeing before.

At the Main Sacred Rose Ceremony she made poor beat up Ames wait well into the rose dispensal before asking him if he would accept a Sacred Rose. In the end it was between solar panel billionaire, Ryan P., and Nick, the personal trainer, who seemed pretty bland, and with bad taste, what with one of those dumb looking "soul patches" under his lower lip.

It was Nick who did not get a rose. He did not seem to heartbroken about the rejection.

I can't imagine why the show's producers did not give Ashley closure regarding Bentley by simply showing her some of the tapes of Bentley saying she was not his type, that he's not into alien foreheads, that he wanted it to be Emily, that he's not even remotely attracted to her, that her body repulses him.

I guess it was cheaper to fly Bentley to Hong Kong, that being the location of next week's rivettng drama, than simply let Ashley see video evidencne of what a scummy scumbag Bentley is.

Maybe the producers and Chris Harrison did not think of that solution to Ashley's Bentley closure needs.....

On The Bachelorette Bentley Breaks Ashley's Heart While Jeff Goes Home After Taking Off His Mask

The Bachelorette is so ridiculous. I am referring both to the show and the current one seeking a husband, Ashley.

Why do Ashley's "dates" so often have to involve dance routines? This time Ben C. was the victim of something called something like a mob dance.

When we cut from the dancing to the boys back home, we hear Bentley plotting to make Ashley cry.

Prior to a big "Group Date" Jeff takes off his Phantom of the Opera mask to reveal that the mask was not really masking all that much. Very weird guy.

Who got even weirder when it was his turn to roast Ashley at the Comedy Club Bachelorette Roast which was the fabulous date Ashley had planned for the group date boys.

Jeff thought it was the height of hilarity to make fun of the size, or, more precisely, lack of size, of Ashley's boobs.

It is very endearing to most women to have their boobs made fun of. Following Jeff's lead, several of the other guys also thought it was a good idea to roast Ashley's boobs.

Then William, who has gone from a goofy, sweet-natured guy to a nutjob, thought this roasting was an opportunity to launch his stand up comedy career. No one must have ever informed William that one must be funny to have a career in comedy.

William actually said, "They say one man's trash is another man's treasure. I thought I signed up to be with Emily or Chantal."

Ashley was driven to tears by the roasting. So, who comforted her? Another guy who wished the Bachelorette had been Emily, that being the dastardly Bentley.

Bentley comforted Ashley by saying, "Your body, your face is beautiful, you're the best dancer in the world, but you do have small boobs."

Ryan P. got the Sacred Rose on the Roasting Date, I guess for being the least offensive.

Then, back at the Bachelor Pad, Bentley informs the boys that he can not be away from his daughter any longer, but tells the viewers that he's played everyone, that he didn't find Ashley the least bit attractive, and that he knew he'd never all in love with her.

The last time we saw a bachelor go to the Bachelorette's house is was a long walk on crutches, by that season's guy who was there for the wrong reason. I can't remember his name, but I think the duped one was Ali.

Somehow Bentley shows up at Ashley's pad without having to walk there. He laments about having to make Ashley cry, but seems more concerned that his hair looks OK.

Bentley tells Ashley he is leaving. Using the daughter excuse. Ashley reveals she's fallen for Bentley, that he was the one she saw being with at the end. Ashley ends up in bed, alone, sobbing, not knowing if she can continue, when the only guy she had any feelings for has left.

Now, this seems so ridiculous. Ashley had been warned about Bentley by Michelle Money. I don't think she went on one of the all important One on One dates with Bentley. Ashley had known Bentley for all of 2 weeks. Maybe less.

It all seems so fake and scripted. Like the outtakes after the Sacred Rose Ceremony where we see the now un-masked Jeff sitting on the toilet while Bentley stands next to him looking at himself in the mirror and talking. Maybe Jeff still had the mask on at that point. Regardless, it was weird and creepy, fake and phony.

As for the Sacred Rose Ceremony. Ashley had to send 2 boys home. The unmasked Jeff and Chris D. did not get a rose. But, the now creepy William got the last rose of the night and said, "I'm sorry" as the broken-hearted Ashley gave him the rose.

Rumors on the Interwebs are that Bentley returns. The Bachelorette needs new writers.

The Bachelorette's Ashley Sends Drunk Tim Home & Keeps The Masked Man Jeff

I had not intended to watch the first episode of the latest iteration of The Bachelorette. But then when Dancing with the Stars ended, up started The Bachelorette, with nary a break.

The DWTS DVR recording stopped after about a half hour. Then I realized the DVR was recording The Bachelorette. So, I continued watching til I caught up with the recording, right at the commercial break before the Sacred Rose Ceremony.

I sort of got hooked, due to this always weird show, seeming even weirder, than usual. Maybe I was just tired.

I fast forwarded through much of the intro. There were several bios of just some of the boys. Are they the ones who made it far in the game? I mean, search for love? After maybe 5 or 6 bios, the 25 boys started arriving via limos.

Ashley Hebert is The Bachelorette this time around. Ashley had been rejected on The Bachelor by Brad Womack, who preferred Emily.

One of Ashley's potential husbands, Bentley, also prefers Emily. Michelle Money, she of crazy lady fame on Brad Womack's The Bachelor, apparently warned Ashley that Bentley had that horrible Bachelorette/Bachelor disease of not being in it for the right reasons.

But, Ashley thought Bentley was cute, overlooked Michelle's warnings and gave Bentley one of the Sacred Roses. I know this from the previews of the season that started the show, where we see Bentley breaking Ashley heart, or appearing to do so.

I also know Ashley gave Bentley one of the Sacred Roses because I looked at the ABC The Bachelorette website to see if I could see the famous masked man, Jeff, without his mask.

Yes, one of the boys got out of the limo with most of his face covered by a mask. Not due to some hideous deformity. But because his gimmick was he believed with the mask people are forced to judge him on his inner beauty, not his outer beauty. Or something like that.

On the ABC The Bachelorette website's graphic of Who's In & Who's Out? Jeff's face is all blacked out.

If I were Ashley, I would have told Jeff to take the mask off or go home. As the boys got more alcohol in them, Jeff's mask became more and more of an issue, as it unsettled some of the potential husbands.

Ashley kept the guy in the mask, but did send another one home before the Sacred Rose Ceremony.

That would be Tim, a liquor distributor from New York, who drank too much, had trouble talking to Ashley, then passed out.

And then in a contrived scene, marching towards the passed out Tim, with the camera behind her, Ashley tried to wake Tim up. When that failed Ashley went to request the assistance of some of the burly men to help her haul Tim out to a waiting car to send him home.

Tim was not in it for the right reasons. I don't know if I am.

The Bachelorette: Bizarre Ending With Ali Picking Roberto

After watching the finale of the latest iteration of The Bachelorette I was more appalled than ever that I fast forward through this trite tripe.

The Internet had many a spoiler saying annoying Ali Fedotowsky picked neither Roberto Martinez or Chris Lambton to be her first husband. Or, alternatively, that neither of the boys were willing to take on Alcoholic Ali as their first wife.

Turns out, according to the story spewed on the After The Final Rose show that followed the laborious 2 hour show that ended with Roberto proposing to the seemingly sober Ali, it was love at first sight.

For both of them.

Roberto stepped out of the limo on the first episode and that was it. Ali was in love. As was Roberto. Supposedly.

Which begs the question, if Ali was madly in love with Roberto, then why did she get so upset when Frank decided to leave Tahiti to go back to his girl friend, before Ali could have her way with him in one of those notorious Fantasy Suites?

Had Frank followed through on making Ali's fantasy come true it seems sort of obvious it would have been Chris Lambton who was sent home, rose-less. Instead, Ali strung Chris along, taking him to meet her family.

Even though she already knew, supposedly, that she wanted to become Mrs. Martinez.

I felt bad for the Chris guy. He seemed like an authentically nice guy. Who really needs to stop talking so much about his dead mom. I think he can do much better than marrying a girl with a drinking problem, who likely will be on Celebrity Fat Club (or is it Fit Club? I never remember) in about 10 years.

Ali going on about how handsome Roberto is was not accessible to me. His giant caterpillar eyebrows were distracting. And that huge cleft in his chin, that appears impossible to shave, was very strange to look at, close-up, on HDTV.

I think Roberto and Ali, if they do get married, will likely grow quite swarthy together. And Ali needs to either let her hair go back to its natural color, or get it bleached before the roots grow out so much.

How does that Chris Harrison guy keep a straight face when he "interviews" these people?

The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All Tonight

I believe tonight is the infamous Men Tell All episode of The Bachelorette.

This is when all the rejects, or those who had to leave due to having girl friends, like Canadian Justin, and Frank, show up to discuss the important issues regarding their failed romance with the current Bachelorette, the lush who goes by the name of Ali Fedotowsky.

I am sure the show's producers will make sure cocktails are flowing freely so the boys get into free-spirited feisty mode.

I'm also sure much fun will be made of that goofy weatherman guy out of Houston, who's name I forget, and that pathetic "guard Ali's heart" guy. I think his name was Casey.

I've read that neither Justin or Frank show up to tell all. I've also read that they do show up, due to being contractually obligated to do so. Justin getting grilled would be the amusing one. Frank, not so much.

I'm assuming Ali will get liquored up and make an appearance, slur some words, be obtuse about next week's most dramatic ending in the history of the show. And then be gone.

I'll likely be watching. If I remember, with the DVR giving me a headstart so I can make liberal use of the fast forward button.

The Bachelorette: Frank Neuschaefer's Commenting Facebook Fans

That's is Frank Neuschaefer you are looking at in the picture. I agree with you if you think this does not look like the guy who broke long-suffering Ali Fedotowsky's heart Monday night on The Bachelorette.

This is the face Frank uses as his profile picture on his Facebook Fan Page.

The Bachelorette has millions of viewers. So, I guess it should be no shock that among those millions are a few who get a bit overwrought over that which one would think they would just be amused by.

A lot of viewers went to the bother of commenting on his Facebook page about Frank's behavior. Some pro-Frank, some con-Frank.

More than one verbalized the opinion that it seemed a tad odd for Ali to get all bent out when Frank decided his heart had traveled back to an ex-girlfriend, right after she'd spent the nights before sharing a bed with Roberto and Chris. Not at the same time, of course. That would be another show. First Roberto, who Ali helped undress, then Chris, who we did not see Ali help undress.

Now, I'm a bit of a queasy person. I would not be all that enamored of the idea of being 3rd in line in the stable to provide Fantasy Suite Stud Services for Ali, while she professes her deep feelings, right after professing her deep feelings for 2 other guys.

God forbid that poor ol' Frank might decided he had deep feelings for someone he'd previously had deep feelings for.

Anyway, below are some of the comments I culled from Franks Facebook Page....

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Wow...Ali was in love with you, she was so heart broken!!!!!!!!!

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Yes, she was in love with Frank after she spent the previously two days making out with Roberto and Chris, and staying the entire night with Roberto as the scene faded while they began to undress themselves. This is a lame show. She only cried because it was unexpected, and she liked him, but she has spent the last month kisses on a bunch of guys, while also breaking hearts along the way. I have no doubt she felt strongly for Frank, but I'm confused how people see Frank as the one to have cheated? He had no idea if she was going to choose him or not, she still wasn't sure. she was really into Roberto, and didn't back out about the key and one-on one time in the bedroom, so please explain.

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Girl I am with you. I know it's wrong to judge people and come on she lured two guys to bed and was seriously hoping to sleep with Frank too and the she had the nerve to call Frank names. WHATEVER. FRANK DID AN AWESOME JOB AT LEAVING ALI BEHIND GOOD FOR HIM

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You did the right thing. The Lord truly protected you from making a huge mistake and helped you to follow your Heart. May His light continue to shine upon you. I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS AND STAY STRONG.

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ya... go back to your horse faced 23 year old GF Mr 31 year old loser. You came into this competition to either win Ali's heart or become famous... Now you are back to nothing. Back to your loser life, no job, and your GF who prolly is on the same track. You have disappointed not only Ali but all of us who watched a do...

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You are much better off without Ali. Why get engaged to someone you hardly know only to go through a public breakup in 2 months? If the whole experience made you appreciate what you had with Nicole, then good for you.

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I was so disgusted to learn that Ali spent the night with both guys only to later claim that you were the selfish and coward person. Does anyone see what's wrong with the picture? She made you feel horrible for following your heart. What about her she has the right to follow her sex-drive and then condemn you for do...

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After meeting Frank, it is obvious that he is a genuine guy. Why stay on the show, have to propose (obviously Ali was going to pick him) and then break her heart. he did what he had to do. In the conversation that my husband and I had with Frank, he was very likable and seemed to really just want to leave the show before he was pressured into doing something he wasn't ready for. Whether or not he is still with Nicole, he obviously knew that it wasn't right to be with Ali in the end.

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Seriously!!! Why is it we hate the guys who bail out too late in the game and hate the guys who do what is right? I believe Frank had a really difficult time coming to terms that he too, had feelings for more than one person. The Bachelors and Bachelorettes do it all the time. Some people are such hypocrites!! Bravo dude, I applaud you for being honest, too many people do not know how to do that.

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You guys want to blame someone, blame ABC, who for the sake of ratings, made Frank go along to Tahiti to tell Ali how he felt. They went and filmed him with Nicole, but Chris Harrison had no idea...yeah right. Glad you were true to yourself Frank!

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Have you no shame, first Nicole, then my mom, then my sister, now my dog. My poor chihuahua was so in love with you, he will never recover!

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You're dumb!!! Ali is amazing & I'm sure your ex Nicole is using you for the fame!!! Too bad for you!!! DUMB DUMB DUMB Frankie!!!

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She screwed Roberto the night before, so i don't get why frank being honest is a bad thing. if he was really in love with her, he would have been pissed that she spent the previous two days making out with two other guys, and staying the night with Roberto (i left, so not sure if she spent the night with Chris too). a bit sleazy, don't you think? who knows if they had sex, but they pretty much did throughout the day, and started to take each others clothes off at the end of the scene. if so??? it's a ridiculous show. they are all on there for fame/money.

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How entertaining are you people? First off- do you think he's actually reading this and more importantly- does he even care? And second- it is a show, calm down people!

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And to further put the whole show in perspective: Ali is getting paid several hundred thousand dollars for a couple months of traveling and having guys compete for her attention. Can she really be that heartbroken or upset at having all of that? No. She didn't give anything up for this show like she claims. All she stood was to gain a lot of money and media attention and I'm sure she's loving it.

The Bachelorette: Frank goes to Tahiti to Tell Ali He's in Love with Nicole

I'm appalled I keep watching the 2 hour long Monday ABC trainwreck, The Bachelorette. If it were not for the invention of DVRs, I don't think I could do it.

So, last week we saw Ali visit Frank at the Neuschaefer's home in Chicago in what is known in Bachelor/Bachelorette speak as "Hometowns". Meaning, visit the hometown and family of the boys, or girls, you might be taking to a Fantasy Suite in some exotic locale for a test run before choosing one to be your husband or wife.

While in Chicago somehow The Bachelorette cameras knew to follow Frank while he dropped in on his Chicago girlfriend, Nicole, and realized, shocking, that he was still in love with her. Even though he'd been toying with falling in love with Ali. While getting a fun free trip around the world.

This morning I read that before Frank went seeking fresh love on a tv show he'd quit his job and flew to Europe, where he traveled around until he ran out of money. This is why he is living with his mom and dad.

Now, the producers of The Bachelorette knew that Frank had this girl friend. They filmed him professing his love for her. So, why did they fly Frank to Tahiti? How could Frank, with a clear conscience, accept that rose, in the Sacred Rose Ceremony, from Ali on the night she rejected Kirk? I mean, he knew those ABC cameras were with him, recording his conversation with Nicole.

I read this morning that Frank was told, by the show's producers, that he had to go to Tahiti to tell Ali about his girl friend. Because that storyline would be easy to milk for good ratings. Which is what was done, what with all those previews showing Frank breaking some bad news to Ali. In Tahiti.

Now why is it with the Canadian wrestler named Justin, that when the show's producers got evidence of Justin's nefarious double dealing with his back home girlfriend, that Ali was immediately told about this by Chris Harrison, leading to the funny scenes of Ali chasing Justin in Istanbul?

But with the evidence, on tape, of Frank professing his love of another woman, this information was kept from Ali? Until Tahiti?

Anyway, it's all very bogus. Somewhat entertaining. But bogus.

The Bachelorette: Ali Dumps Kirk & Wondering About Frank's Tahiti Breakdown

No, that is not an artist's rendering of what The Bachelorette, Ali Fedotowsky, will look like in 20 years. You are looking at this week's rejected bachelor, Kirk's, mom.

Of the 4 families that Ali visited during this week's sacred Hometown Visits, or as they are called in Bachelor/Bachelorette speak "Hometowns," Kirk's family had the most, well, unusual family.

I was going to say creepy, rather than unusual, but that seemed mean. Kirk seems like such a normal guy.

I was not quite sure what was going on with Kirk's mom's teeth. Were those braces? Or an awful lot of silver fillings?

As for Kirk's dad. Well. I think Kirk was pretty much rejected when Ali got led by Kirk's dad into the killing zone in his basement. There was just way too much taxidermying going on in that basement.

Another thing about Kirk's dad is he seemed to be real young. It almost looked like Kirk stuck a fake mustache on his little brother and told him to play the dad role.

So, with Kirk rejected, it is off to Tahiti for those fabled Fantasy Suite dates with Roberto, Chris and Frank.

I don't know if the boys are up to the challenge.

It appears, via the previews, that Frank has some sort of major malfunction. A couple weeks ago there was a preview snippet that showed Frank either knocking on the door of a long-haired brunette, or vice versa. Then we cut to Frank telling Ali they needed to talk. Then Ali in tears.

My theory of the Frank Scandal is that the brunette was an ex-girl friend, who was ex-ed prior to Frank seeking love on The Bachelorette, not an ongoing girl friend like that Justin cad had.

So, I'm thinking Frank's ex showed up. Where? I have no clue how that would work. Maybe when Frank was home for the Sacred Hometown Visit. The ex shows up because she has something very important to tell Frank. She's pregnant.

Now, my theory has a couple problems. If Frank was told he was going to be a baby daddy when he was home, even if it was after Ali left to return to Los Angeles, by the time Frank got back to LA he'd had time to realize he had a problem. Why would he wait until he is in Tahiti, after Ali had rejected Kirk, to tell Ali he had a problem.

Did the prospect of a much anticipated romp in one of those notorious Fantasy Suites cloud Frank's judgement, until after the Fantasy Suite romping when his conscience got the better of him?

Who knows? It should make for riveting trainwreck Reality TV viewing.

On a totally different subject. At some point on Monday's show Ali said something about now being at the point where she left Jake, then tried to come back. I forget what Ali said. But I thought to myself that she is saying this way before we all found out what a bullet Ali dodged by getting away from Jake the control freak poster boy for Little Man Syndrome.

American Idol's Casey James the Next Bachelor?

A couple days ago I read somewhere that the host of The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Chris Harrison, thinks Cool, Texas bachelor, Casey James, would make a good choice for the next season of The Bachelor.

Supposedly Casey James makes his home, currently, in Fort Worth. Cool is a town a short distance west of Fort Worth.

Chris Harrison is a Texas native, from Dallas. The same town from whence Jake Pavelka hailed.

There are those who think maybe it is time to give North Texas a break from reality tv notoriety.

Particularly after the Jake Pavelka embarrassment, where Jake went from being seen as an aw shucks good ol' boy to now being seen as an overbearing, control freaking, nut job with an extreme case of Little Man Syndrome.

Casey James does not have Little Man Syndrome. He's tall. Casey James seems to be a nice guy, that's how he came across on American Idol. I think we saw enough of him to make a fairly accurate assessment. I don't think he is hiding an inner nutcase.

Of late The Bachelor/Bachelorette has become a bit of a legit hit. I think The Bachelorette came in #3 in last week's Nielsens. The Jake/Vienna interview debacle might have it at #1, maybe, in this week's Nielsens.

I'm assuming it's all the highly hyped drama that's turned this former snoozefest into entertainment. Awhile back it seems a lot more booze was added to the mix. Casey James has a couple booze related legal issues in his past, I think, so the bachelor booze should be no problem for him.

I've not read anything about Casey James' lovelife history, if there is some tragic backstory to be milked.

I think it'd be a good plan for The Bachelor to break the cycle of choosing the next bachelor from the pool of rejected bachelors. That is how they ended up with Jason Mesnik and Jake Pavelka. Then again, both those boys provided some pretty perverse television viewing.

Would American Idol and FOX let Casey James out of whatever contractual deal he has with them so that he could go on an ABC show and visit some Fantasy Suites?

I somehow doubt it.

The Bachelorette: Ali's Istanbul Belly Dancing & Ominous Previews

On The Bachelorette it seems that Ali Fedotowsky does not go on a date without taking her bikini along. And if any sort of opportunity presents itself to get into her bikini, she does so.

On Monday night's Istanbul episode Ali's final date of the night was with Frank. They went shopping and had dinner in what looked like a catacomb.

During the shopping there was no bikini opportunity, so Ali did the next best thing and put on a Belly Dancer outfit. While Frank wore a Sultan's Turban and acted all impressed with Ali's Belly Dancing.

This morning came news that, pre-The Bachelorette, a former boyfriend of Ali's snapped some pictures of her without her bikini on. This rejected former boyfriend is supposedly trying to find a buyer for the photos.

Apparently several tabloids have shown an interest in Ali's naked pics, but the ex's asking price is too high.

Change of subject.

Monday night's previews. I did not watch them until this morning when I read that they pretty much revealed the rest of the show. We see Roberto, Frank and, I think Ty and another guy get the hometown dates. I have trouble remember these guy's names.

Then we go to Tahiti, where it's obvious Frank is one of the final 3. The other 2 are shown also, but again, I am terrible at remembering these guy's names. I'm fairly certain Ty was there. And that blond guy. Or was it Roberto?

Anyway, we see Frank confess to Ali, it seems, that he's just not all that in to her. Ali is shocked, because she really was in to Frank. We see a lot of crying in the preview, with Ali thinking there's something wrong with her and another of the guys saying he just didn't think he could propose under the circumstances. I assume the circumstances are he also isn't all that in to Ali.

I think maybe the The Bachelorette producers made a boo-boo showing way too much in the previews. Then again, it made me want to watch all of the Ali/Frank meltdown.

The Bachelorette: Ali Talks to Justin's Girlfriend, Chases Justin Out of Istanbul

We got a half hour, or so, of "unscripted" drama at the start of tonight's The Bachelorette, before we got to the dates.

Chris Harrison knocks on Ali's door. She's surprised to see him, apparently not wondering why there was a camera in the room with her prior to the knock.

Chris Harrison tells Ali he has some important info for her. But that a friend of Ali's, Jesse, one of the girls Jake rejected on The Bachelor, would tell Ali what she needed to hear. Jesse is in Toronto. The same town in Canada that Justin the professional wrestler who calls himself "Rated R" is from.

Harrison dials Jesse's number. The phone rings and rings. Finally Jesse answers. And somehow cameras are ready up in Canada to record this event.

Jesse tells Ali that Justin has a girl friend. Ali asks how does she know this? Jesse tells Ali that she knows this because Justin's girl friend, Jessica, is sitting right next to her.

So, Jesse hands the phone to Jessica who proceeds to tell Ali about Justin's plot to get to #3 on the show to advance his career. I'm not quite clear how this would advance a professional wrestling career.

Jessica had quite a lot to tell Ali. That Justin's been calling her. That she found out Justin has yet another girl friend. Near as I could tell, Jessica felt guilty about her part in this nefarious plot.

So, Ali gets off the phone, consults with Chris Harrison, and decides she wants to confront Justin in the boy's room.

And so she does. Ali tells Justin what she's learned. Justin didn't say anything, he just got up, left the room, got his stuff, and left. With Ali harping at him about not manning up.

Ali then ran after Justin, determined was she to hear what he had to say about these serious charges. Down flights of stairs Ali chased Justin. And then somehow was able to get in front of him for a confrontation attempt.

Ali tried to stop Justin, her hand to his chest. Justin then finally spoke, warning Ali not to touch him.

Justin takes off again, running like a trapped rat, struggling to get through some thick brush and then climbing over other stuff that was not meant to be climbed on.

Justin could not seem to find an escape route, couldn't open doors. And then somehow he shows up again and sits down to talk to Ali.

I forgot to mention, while this was going on, the other boys were watching the chase from their hotel room high above the action.

Justin's attempt at spin was pretty weak. And he denied making calls to his girl friend. And that she was his girl friend.

And then when Justin finally walked away, trying to find his way to an airplane back to Canada, voice messages he left on Jessica's phone were played, with Justin professing his love for Jessica, how much he missed her, all sorts of mushy stuff. And one of the calls was from Istanbul.

The rest of the show was sort of anticlimatic. Ali and Ty went to a bathhouse, took off their clothes, had dinner, he got a rose.

Then a group date had the boys wrestling with 4 Turkish olive oil wrestlers. And then with each other. With the winner getting a date with Ali, without the other boys. The lawyer, Craig, beat the other guys. But his date did not go well. Ali felt no love connection.

Then Ali had another alone date with Frank, who she seems to like. I find him odd. She gave him a rose after they spent a lot of time shopping.

In the end Ali was sure of who she wanted to send home, no need for a cocktail party where they could make fresh attempts to win her heart.

So, Ali sent the one with whom she felt no romantic connection, Craig, on his way back to America.

Bachelor Jake Pavelka Dumped Vienna Over Trust Issues

Apparently Jake Pavelka, he of The Bachelor fame, has ceased being a pilot to become full time TV fodder, in various formats.

Jake went right from The Bachelor to Dancing With The Stars, then he was filming something called Drop Dead Diva, in Atlanta, when the Vienna Girardi red flags waved too strongly to ignore, with Jake having trust issues that had rendered rocky Jake & Vienna's 3 month relationship.

So, Jake called Vienna from Atlanta and dumped her.

Jake and Vienna have agreed to be interviewed about the tragic demise of their storybook love affair. I assume the interview will be conducted by Chris Harrison. The interview will air on the July 5 episode of The Bachelorette.

Jake will be working on mending his aching heart by appearing on a The Bachelor spin-off called Bachelor Pad. Bachelor Pad is some sort of competition show with a prize of a quarter million dollars. And another shot at falling in love.

Is Bachelor Pad some sort of Big Brother type show?

On Bachelor Pad Jake will be back with several old friends from his stint as The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, where we first saw Jake driven to tears.

Kooky Michele Kujawa will be in the Bachelor Pad. Also in attendance are other Jake rejectees, Elizabeth Kitt, Tenley Molzahn, Gia Allemand, Ashley Elmore and Jessie Sulidis. I remember Michele, Tenley, Gia and Elizabeth, with Elizabeth being the don't kiss me tease. I do not remember Ashley and Jessie.

In the Bachelor Pad, with Jake, are fellow Jillian rejectees from The Bachelorette, Kiptyn Locke, Wes Hayden, David Good, Jesse Kovacs and Juan Barbieri.

Bachelor Pad starts up Monday, August 9 at 8/7 Central on ABC.

The Bachelor Jake Splits From Vienna, While Ali Discovers the Bachelor Justin the Wrestler has a Girlfriend. Or Two.

This morning I saw "Jake Vienna" on the list of Google trends. I didn't care enough to wonder why.

This afternoon I found out why the pair were being Google trendy.

The bachelor, and his bride to be, are no more. Splitsville. Romance failed. Bye bye Vienna. Pack your stuff and go.

Jake Pavelka confirmed his latest failed romance, but refused to say why the love match with Vienna had gone sour. Pavelka said, "I'm saddened by the whole thing, but sometimes love just isn't enough in a relationship. No matter what happens, Vienna and I will remain friends."

I wonder if Vienna finally had had enough of Jake's cliche spouting.

It would seem, due to the extremely low success rate, that the Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise would meet its demise. As in, after awhile, isn't it a bit clear that the concept is flawed. But entertaining to watch.

Currently The Bachelor is 1 for 14, with Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney being the only married couple. The Bachelorette part of the franchise has the marriage of Trista and Ryan, plus a baby or two, as successes among the many failures.

Now on to the current Bachelorette debacle. Apparently it is Canadian professional wrestler, Justin, I think his wrestling name is "Rated R," who creates the drama next week in the most dramatic episode ever, I believe that is what I read Chris Harrison say, when Justin reveals, or is confronted with the fact, that he has a girl friend back home. The rumor is that the girl friend somehow called Ali to let Ali know what a two-timing bastard Justin is. Those Canadians are such bad boys.

I'm sure much amusing drama and brouhahaing shall ensue.

Meanwhile, I wonder if Vienna will go back to working at Hooters. And did she keep the $50K engagement ring?

And will Jake, now a free man, show up at Ali's final sacred ring ceremony to declare he is now a free man? Without a job.

The Bachelorette: Ali Leaves Kasey Stranded on an Iceland Glacier

With nothing else to watch on Monday night, despite me saying never again, I am finding myself fast forwarding through Monday night's 2 hour The Bachelorette.

Last night Ali booted 2 guys. The one who got booted at the sacred Rose Ceremony totally botched being able to speak when he was finally alone with Ali. This was the first I remember him speaking at all. I don't remember his name, that is how memorable he was.

The other bootee was the delusional Kasey, he with an odd stalker-like demeanor that seemed completely disconnected from reality. Kasey showed Ali the tattoo he'd gotten in New York, sure it would show Ali his extreme sincerity. Instead, the tattoo showed Ali Kasey's extreme insanity.

Ali flew the guys from New York City to Iceland. You would think in Iceland there would be limited swimming suit opportunities. That turned out to not be the case when Ali whipped off her clothes and dove into a big hot springs. The boys soon followed.

I think there was a one on one date, details of which I do not remember, except the guy on the date got a rose.

And then there was a group date out on the ice. They had to go into a hole in the ice. I think it was the guy named Ty who rose to the challenge by being helpful and thus got a rose.

The formerly crippled Justin, now out of his cast, and hapless Kasey, went on a double date, or whatever you call it, knowing that one would get a rose and the other would go home.

A helicopter took Ali, Justin and Kasey to a glacier. Some hiking took place with Ali leading the boys to the most ridiculously contrived setting yet. An ice cave, with ice furniture, candles and all sorts of accouterments. Justin behaved well. Kasey was embarrassing.

Then Ali led the boys from the ice cave, hiking across the glacier, when suddenly Ali gave Justin a rose and Kasey the boot. The helicopter was magically there. Justin and Ali flew away, leaving long-suffering Kasey alone on the glacier somewhere in the wilds of Iceland.

We saw no more of Kasey. I assume he made it safely off the glacier.

Previews for next week sort of confirm, to me, that this show is scripted by very unimaginative writers, recycling the same plots. Currently we have Justin being this season's Vienna. And next week we have one of the guys shocking, absolutely shocking, Ali, who discovers, oh the horror, he has a girl friend.

This will be the 3rd time in a row we have seen this plot device. When Jillian was The Bachelorette it was Wes who had a girl friend. Or two. When Jake was The Bachelor it was Rozlyn (or is it Roslyn) who had an affair with one of the show's producers.

And now one of Ali's guys has himself a girl back home.

Now. I may be totally off here, but it seems unrealistic, to me, to think that these guys, ranging from the early 20s to the 30s, would be girl friend free. I mean, they might not be in a committed type relationship, but it would seem to me that most of them must have a friend or two, of the girl gender, who they might call up on a Saturday night to ask if she's busy.

Anyway, I need to hunt harder to find something to watch on Monday night.