I’ve had 11 hours to recover from my DVR not recording the beginning of The Bachelor this week. It turns out that I have a lot of anxiety around this show. I crave it like drugs. Thankfully, I have the nicest readers and they eagerly filled me in on what I missed. Phew.
A few general comments about this week’s episode:
(1) Sean is still coming off like a genuine, all-around great guy. If you recall Ben Flajnik’s season, I had really high hopes for him based on what we saw of his personality on Ashley Hebert’s season. Then we witnessed his kind behavior diminish during his time as Bachelor. He was borderline rude to some of the ladies who brought to his attention that Courtney Robertson was no angel. I don’t think we’re going to find that with Sean. He’s so damn pure at heart and his whole “I want to protect and provide for (his future wife) and be her rock, etc.” has these ladies melting before him.
(2) There is so much make-up being used on this show that it’s difficult to ascertain who’s actually pretty and who just looks pretty. Selma, for example, is absolutely stunning but puts on an insane amount of make-up. One of my friends wrote in to say she looks like Meadow Soprano (the actress, Jamie Lynn Siegler). Others have said she somewhat resembles DeAnna Pappas. During the first episode, during the “Coming Up This Season of The Bachelor” segment, there was a shot ofSelmawithout any make-up and I swear – it was a completely different human. Tierra was also caking it on during the Harlequin cover group date photo shoot. True – you’re supposed to wear a lot of make-up at these things, but it was getting out of control. Plus that’s no excuse for Tierra’s eyebrows to be so darn expressive.
(3) The Group date was ridiculous, but as expected for the first group date. You’d think with all of Kristy’s enthusiasm and teeth, she would have dressed up as a tiger and pawed her way at Sean. Instead, she was bouncing off the walls at how excited she was to do a photo shoot. This made no sense to me because she’s supposed to be a professional model. She acted like this was the first time in her life such an opportunity had been presented to her. She deemed the photo shoot a “dream come true.” Hasn’t anyone told her that she’s supposed to only find SEAN to be the dream come true? Shhhhh, Kristy, or someone might think you only came on this show to enhance your modeling career!
(4) We also saw the claws start to come out. Robyn was trashing Tierra who was sitting right next to her in the hair / make-up chair by saying “Tacky Ho’s are a dime a dozen.” Kacie B was starting to chime in too with her comment, “Hi Tierra. Eye of the hurricane is coming. Cat 5.”
(5) Catherine is a beautiful girl, but we have yet to see her say anything of substance. This week, she had one of the more memorable lines with, “I’m vegan, but I love the beef.” Is she talking about Sean’s beefy biceps? His meaty abdominals? Or is she talking about his meat stick? No matter what she meant, I rolled my eyes at this one, though you saw Sean immediately light up at the comment.
Some things I couldn’t help but notice:
- What the hell was gigantic smile Amanda wearing at the rose ceremony party? Big Bird yellow is not flattering on most people but that dress with the large rose shoulder pad things was just distracting. She wasn’t responding when the other girls tried to talk to her. She just sat alone on the couch being awkward until perking up whenever Sean was around. If you’re going to be awkward, at least wear a drop dead gorgeous dress to do your speaking for you.
- I know I missed Sarah and Sean going down the side of a building, but couldn’t they have come up with a different type of date for someone with a physical disability? Why couldn’t she have gotten the art auction fake-out date? Didn’t Sean care about Sarah’s sense of humor?
- Daniella seems to be the reporter of all things controversial in the group. She calls Katie (Squirrel hair) “awkward.” She bashes Tierra basically saying she’s moping about. At one point she makes fun of her name, questioning whether you say it like “Tee-ehh-ra” or “Tiara,” like a princess would wear. We don’t see much of Daniella’s interactions with Sean, but it doesn’t matter because her commentary is more important.
- Does Desiree look a little bit like Katie Holmes? And did Sean actually cook that steak back at his house? If not, I think the best job in the world may be the person that makes all the food for Bachelor dates. If Sean likes steak and lives inTexaswhere meat is part of the culture, not sure Catherine would be a good match.
- With regards to the prank on Desiree, did anyone else think she was not worried for a second when that fake art piece fell? She had a smile on her face like she knew what was going on and was mildly acting worried and defensive. She didn’t even do the “OMG” face when the art shattered. This was a pretty unconvincing – she had to know there were cameras there taping the whole thing and really if it went bad, she knew the show would pay for it. Next time, they should bring in Ashton Kutcher to pull a Punked! type prank. If Dez really had a sense of humor she would have thought about how to get Shawn back. Actually if any of the ladies could think of something to pull on Shawn, I bet he’d definitely pay her some extra attention. Sean mentioned in his blog this week that he started to think that Dez might be one the one during their date. Which means she’s probably not our girl, because if she was, he would never have revealed that.
- The evening gowns were a bit crazy and definitely worth noting. Kacie B’s legs are so skinny and she loves to show them off with her high hem lines. Again the make-up was in full blast. On a side note, I’m still blown away by many of the dresses revealed at The Golden Globe Awards on Sunday (Hayden Panetierre, Jessica Alba and Claire Danes were particularly stunning). Also, not sure if any of caught Chris Harrison hosting Miss America over the weekend, but those evening gowns were quite incredible as well. Still think there is something quite barbaric about so many women trancing around a stage in bikinis to get scored, but my opinion does not count. You can read more about Chris’s hosting gig and blog about Episode 2 here, though we don’t really learn anything new: http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/01/15/chris-harrison-the-bachelor-episode-2-blog-3/
- For as hated as Tierra is becoming, I agreed with her anger towards Kacie B after Kacie got the rose on the group date. Tierra said, “I wanted to punch her.” I kind of did too, especially when Kacie initiated a toast upon receiving the rose. Why would any of the other girls want to toast after that? Yes, I get she’s the veteran of the group, but she’s got to be a little more understanding and not rub it in their faces. That said, I’m happy Kacie at least got Sean to admit he was willing to see what was there between them.
- Gold star goes to Robyn for asking Sean if he’s only into white chicks.
- Do we think Amanda brought that flowery ceramic mug from home and what was in it? Wine? Coffee? Tranquilizers?
- By the end of the night we learn that Selma is Arabic, Lindsay’s dad is a General and Sean thinks his wife is among this pack of ladies. The Husband’s favorites right now are Jackie (he likes her reddish hair and blue eyes), Daniella (he thinks she looks like an actress on Sparticus) and Lesley from DC. When Sean handed out roses to Jackie and Daniella, he actually cheered. I’m into Lesley, Sarah,Selma and Des. The rest I need to get to know. Surprisingly, I don’t dislike Tierra at this point. And she really is reminding me of Melissa Rycroft from Jason Mesnick’s season. Who are your favorites after the first episode of dates??
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Christine says
I really liked this episode and think Sean is going to be interesting to watch and more real than some of the other Bachelor guys. Ben was painful to watch.
I have to say that Katie and Amanda both had horrible hair in that episode. I don’t know what was with Amanda, but she acted like a 5 yr old. I know she might not want to be be bff with the girls but you could be polite. I hate when people are rude.
I really like Robyn and Catherine is very pretty. I also really like Lesley from DC. I really liked Kacie B on Ben’s season, but thought she was being really catty on this episode. Also I was nervous something was going to show with her dress on their group date.
I love the evening gowns… and really want to have a reason to buy one lol.
Shelley @ Calypso in the Country says
Des is my favorite because she has a real personality and seems totally comfortable. You’re right, she did not seem all that worried about the piece of art crashing.
I still think Kacie B is adorable but I think Sean is going to tell her he wants to remain friends. He acts like he was surprised she had a crush on him. I think he enjoys her company but I don’t see romance there. On a side note, I think she should wear her hair smoothed out and neat like she does in the interviews. She looks so pulled together during her comments but she lets her hair get all crazy and out of control during the dates. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to have her hair but it seems to be quite unpredictable!
Looking forward to next week’s drama. I still think Sean is darling.
-Shelley
Eva says
Ummm, seems like you missed the part where Sarah was telling Sean that she was so happy she got to do the free-falling because she got kicked out of a zip line at Vegas because she has a “disability” and she doesn’t recognize herself on those terms, and she was mortified that happened to her. I think it was awesome and it seemingly didn’t pose any harm to her (I had bad butterflies just watching, I can’t really imagine what she must have felt!). She’s been like that since she was born, so I’m sure she’s very used to the way she is, and doesn’t miss having an extra arm because she never had it in the first place.
Stacey B says
The Husband and I watched the first 20 minutes of the show late last night and I was blown away by the Sarah date. At first I thought the whole jumping off a building thing was overdone, but then watching them together and how he treated her just like anyone else showed me that Sean is such a great person and Sarah is quite remarkable as well. Really love these two together.
bbbeaver says
I think Sean’s date with Sarah was perfect for her. It shows that he thinks of her as as any other adventurous woman! I never thought of Sarah as having a disability….she was born that way and doesn’t know any better. She just lives life as anyone else would do….you adapt. I think if she was made to do a “safe” date that wouldn’t have been as respectful of her. Why not jump off a tall building like spider people? That’s what they do on these shows! Bravo to Sean for feeling love butterflies behind those abs when with Sarah!
Deirdre says
Is it just me or is Kacie’s laugh very wicked witch-like? Creeps me out!
Guest3 says
Great write up, Stace!
I too was disappointed in Robyn bad-mouthing Tierra when Tierra was right next to her. However, the “tacky ho’s” line comes from the makeup artist, not Robyn. I just rewatched this clip to confirm it was the makeup artist (it’s around 23:00 into the show), and I noticed something ASTOUNDING!
This particular section is expertly edited. You never see Robyn talking while Tierra is in the frame. The one thing Robyn does with Tierra in the shot is *laugh*. Maybe I’m overthinking this here, but it’s possible that Robyn was venting some of her frustrations to the makeup artist *after* Tierra was done with her hair and out of that chair. They way they edited the scene, Robyn appears to laugh at the “tacky ho’s” line — but you don’t see the stylist’s lips moving so she could have been laughing at something else, and the” tacky ho’s” line could have been overdubbed audio from a later part of the conversation. The audio from Robyn’s apparent response is, “I just hope he sees that and gets rid of her,” but the video while we hear that audio is a close up of Tierra’s face–and no clear visual of Robyn’s mouth. Her chin is moving, but it doesn’t even appear to be saying those words (out of sync with the audio).
I’m not denying that Robyn said any of what she said. It’s her voice. I’m just saying it’s possible she took a moment to confide in the stylist, and may have not said these things right in front of Tierra.
Overanalysis? Quite possibly–but I find the editing and producer standpoint fascinating! Take a look at minute 23 here and tell me what you think!
http://abc.go.com/watch/the-bachelor/SH559030/VD55263612/week-2
backchat says
Yeah, they edit the heck out of this show, so it is good to take everything you see with a grain of salt…or sand…
I thought the romance novel shoot was a hoot- very appropriate for this show. And Sean’s line was sooo fed to him…”Harlequin Novels, the most trusted named in romance” That cracked me up! Most trusted to deliver a bodice ripper cover and to show off Sean’s abs!
I did not like the vampire section- that theme is getting old!
backchat says
“name in romance” …sorry for the typo….I must have been daydreaming about Sean’s abs!
Molly says
I think Des looks JUST like the girl who plays the secretary to Hugh Grant in Love Actually.
rennie says
I think that Desiree looks like Jennifer garner and a bit of katie holmes! I think she is soooo pretty and cute and awesome xD i hope her and sean end up tgt!!