The Bachelor - Week 3

The gang is in San Francisco – all I can think of is, “man, I haven’t had Rice-a-Roni in a LONG time!”

Ben meets up with his sister Julia to chat about the girls.  Ben only brings up the girls he’s really spent any time with – they’re probably going to be the final 5.

First date card is presented to the ladies by Sir Chris Harrison – and it goes to Emily the girl from Chapel Hill, NC.  The date: climb the Bay Bridge.  Seriously?  Bungee jumping, sky diving – both cool…climbing a bridge?  NOT COOL.  Bridges are meant to DRIVE on…not climb!  I don’t like heights…and neither does Emily – not hating.  Ben apparently has magical kisses because after she has a panic attack he kisses her and then everything is okie dokie!  My first thought once they’re at the top…”how do they get down?”

barf.

 Now that I can breathe again…they love birds head off to dinner – on the ground.  Icebreaker of the night: Emily tells Ben that an online dating site matched her and her brother up.  Pretty hilarious…and absolutely something that would happen to me – if I had a brother.  Either way, Ben gives Emily the rose.  Observation: either Ben is wearing lip gloss or Emily is wearing too much of it.

Group Date: Blakeley, Monica, Rachel, Nicki, Elyse, Jamie, Samantha, Jaclyn, Kacie B, Erika, and Casey S.  They’re going snow skiing – in the city…on a street.  Bad ass.  These dummies are falling all over the place…in Bikinis – that’s gotta be cold!

Next date card comes and it’s for Brittney and it comes with a huge necklace.  Then Brittney is second guessing being there and not sure if she wants to go.  And then she decides to leave for real…GOOD FOR HER!  Finally someone who is honest with themselves enough to leave the process if they’re not 100% in it.

Back to the group date…Ben takes Rachel off first to chat after dinner.  And he kisses her.  Dude, this guy is a big fan of the kissing.  Then he kisses Kacie B…like 10 minutes after Rachel.  He didn’t kiss Brittney when she left!  Wonder if she kept the necklace?  Ben gives the rose on the group date to Rachel.

So, since Brittney left – Lindzi get’s her date!  Thank goodness he didn’t give it to Courtney!  They ride a trolley, get ice cream and then go to city hall when they get a private concert by Matt Nathanson!  Ben kisses her – shocker.  Then they go to an old school speakeasy – so cool!  Ben gives her the rose.  I don’t think this guy has it in him to invite a girl out on a one-on-one and not give her a rose.  Then Ben proves that he is a Renaissance man and plays the piano for Lindzi.  Seriously…men like this don’t exist – at least not in Charlotte.

Mystery caller calls Chris Harrison and says that she’s coming to San Francisco.  Who is this girl!?!

Cocktail party: Ben kisses yet another girl…this time it’s Jennifer.  Now we get to find out who this mystery girl is!  It’s Shawntel from the Bachelor LAST time!  WTF?  Can anyone just call Chris Harrison up and get on the show?  Courtney just may show up the drama Shawntel is going to cause with her petty bull crap.  Oh, and Ben kisses Courtney too.  Dr., we need a shot of penicillin, STAT!  Some kind of disease is going to get passed around by the end of the season.

shawntel.

Enter Shawntel…literally – she just walks right in and finds Ben (talking to Elyse).  “Holy Shit”…that’s what I was thinking too, Ben!  Ballsy move lady…wants to be a part of the rose ceremony and potentially be a contestant (is that the correct word for these girls?).  These girls are ripping her a new one!  On another note: I’ve been looking for a dress for my reunion and I now know what kind I want – what Shawntel has on.  

Courtney boo-hoos and says she’s going to leave if Ben gives Shawntel a rose. 

At the rose ceremony, Ben gives a rose to Courtney first and she tells him that she will accept but that tonight was hard for her to watch Shawntel and Ben talk.  Blah blah blah.

Kasie B, Elyse, Jaymie, Jennifer, Casie S., Blakeley, Monica, Nicki, Samantha, and before the final rose can go out - Erika passes out!  Holy shit!  Now we have drama!!!

Erika, Jacylin and Shawntel are the only three remaining - if Erika faked that to get a rose...well done ma'am!  BUT...Ben doesn't give it to ANY of them!  Jacylin runs off crying, Erika passes out again, and Shawntel casually walks out with Courtney barking "see ya" to her in the background.  

Next stop for the gang is Park City, Utah.

My Final 3:

Nicki

Kacie B.

Lindzi

In other news: I heard that Emily is the next Bachelorette...and it's going to be filmed in CHARLOTTE!!!  My plan: find the mansion, sit outside of it at night and wait for the cast offs.  One girl's trash is another's treasure...or they could just be losers.  Meh.