The Bachelorette Season 9 Episode 5

Munich, Germany

Well so far in this journey of the Bachelorette I am struggling to see which guy is a favorite for the end.

The guys all seem “very excited” to be in Munich, and I would be too. The architecture looks amazing. Chris [Harrison] meets the guys and tells them that there will be 3 dates this week. One on one, group date and the dreaded two on one date is this week. It shall be interesting to see who gets picked for that gem. The hotel the guys are staying in is gorgeous. And I’m super jealous. Chris is picked for the one on one which I’m very happy about because he started to stand out last week. 

Bryden is still doubting his relationship with Des. He is freaking out a little bit and feels stagnant. So because of this, Bryden decides to be a selfish turd and go ruin Des’s date with Chris and tell her that he’s going home. Why he thought that it would be a good idea is beyond me. And his plan to find her is to ask random people on the street if they have seen television cameras? Why not just ask the camera crew following you to point you in the right direction. I suppose that would make less interesting tv.

Meanwhile Des is unaware of the impending doom that approaches her, she and Chris are having fun exploring Germany, shopping for cute costumes and dancing to folk music.

If I were Chris and saw another dude from the house show up on my one on one date, I'd be pissed. I mean he can't really say no to Bryden's interruption but seriously, how annoying. Bryden is turning this one on one into an awkward two on one that is totally unnecessary. He isn’t feeling this anymore and needs to go home, whatever man you should have decided that in AC. It was nice that Des wanted to try and keep the Bryden thing out of the date but Chris was very understanding and I think he helped her out. And it showed that Chris is a good listener.

Des’s dress for her and Chris’s dinner is gorgeous! It is such a pretty shade of purple and so sparkly! EEE I want it, it reminds me of the dress that Ariel wears when she runs into Prince Eric’s arms at the end of the Little Mermaid J

This week’s date is going loads better than last week’s date with Brad. I think that these two have good chemistry and Chris seems like he’s a good match for her. Here comes Chris bringing out the poetry again. I know it is super hard to read your own work to someone, so props to Chris for reading his poetry on national tv. This is the kind of stuff that wins a girl over though. 

The group date involves Juan Pablo, Mikey, James, Drew (who, come on, needs a one on one, he is so cute), Brooks, Kasey, and Zak. The German yoddler (or joddler as Juan Pablo calls it) is very good, and the guys.  . .not so much. Sledding down that hill looks half amazing and half terrifying. I would be going down the mountain just like Des. {Especially if anyone knows how I skied for the first and only time} The ice hotel, igloo thing looks amazing. I think it would be fun to explore but I might also freak out and have nightmares that the ceiling would collapse on me and I would be trapped in a bunch of snow forever and freeze to death. So I don’t think that I will be staying/visiting a snow hotel anytime soon. Mikey, I think you are quite entertaining but I do not think that you have a long term shot with Des. Zak was quite sneaky and set up a little rendevous point for Des that he yoddled her over too. Which caused Mikey’s gears to be grinded but he’s just jealous that he didn’t think of something so cool. James is acting like a pansy, because he’s all, I have been on the one on one date and now no date is good enough for him unless it’s a one on one. Blech get over yourself. James is so confident he’s gonna get the rose blah blah blah I’m glad he didn’t. Brooks got the rose (?) I still don’t get that relationship but whateves. Okay and why doesn’t Des spend more time with Drew!!!! Wahhh.

Something I’ve noticed about the dreadful two on one dates, they usually involve the villain of the season and the villain usually stays. Ben’s season it was between Courtney and someone else and Courtney made it. Tierrable made it in her two on one for Sean’s season. So we shall see if Ben survives this two on one. (He probably will) I think that if Michael decides to trash Ben it will be detrimental to his relationship with Des and that she will send him home or both of them. So Michael thinks that his attorney powers will get Ben sent home. Doubtful but we shall see. What a great ruse telling them they are doing the polar bear plunge. My thoughts when she said that was were are the medics? What a great treat they got instead of the polar bear plunge. A hot tug!!! Best name ever. I feel like it would still be cold though. It would be quite awful if that thing tipped. They would definitely get hypotherma because they are a long way from shore. I do feel kind of bad for Ben during Michael's interrogation. Michael is looking like a huge jerk and Ben is not saying anything back. Michael basically told Ben he’s a bad father and making every else in the hot tug really uncomfortable.

Meanwhile back at the luxurious hotel the hopeful top 4 (Drew, Chris, Brooks, and Kasey) are having a deep conversation about what they heard James and Mikey talking about. James is just looking get to famous and get some ladies. They are definitely going to confront Des because she needs to know. I think that these guys are sincere and there for the “right reasons”. (Everytime I hear anyone say right reasons now that rap song is forever ingrained in my mind).

Michael is really working on putting Ben through the fire. It’s like he’s the one who picked him for the date and is looking to see if he’s right for him. He is really putting him down and it is making Michael look like a real evil person. Michael made a huge mistake and shot himself in the foot big time. Honestly send them both home and give Drew a one on one!!!! WHAT!! I am so shocked that Des picked Michael. So unexpected. Michael must feel pretty good about himself. I think that Michael will probably not make it through the next rose ceremony. And I love that all the guys at the house stayed up late to see if Ben got sent home. How great is that. They were literally jumping for joy.

So it's rose ceremony time. Why are Des and Chris having a heart to heart when we are running out of time!!! We still have this James drama to deal with. AHH! Oh that’s why. No cocktail party. So will James’ dirty deeds be aired out tonight? Poor Drew, he wants to be the good guy so badly that he doesn’t want James to get away with his dastardly deeds. As Des is making her opening speech Drew looks like he’s really struggling with whether or not he will say anything. Of course it comes down to James and Mikey without a rose and she gives it to James. (Sending him home now would be too easy) And why was Drew the third from last name called!! 

Eliminated: Bryden, Ben, and Mikey

So it looks like ABC has saved some James drama for us for next week. Yipee!
My favorites as of now are Drew, Zak, Chris, and Kasey.

The Bachelorette Season 9 Episode 4

So first let me preface this with I was a MAJOR slacker this week and I wrote this all out Monday night and didn't feel like editing it so here we are and it's Sunday. . . So here's my very late recap of what happened last week on the Bachelorette. 

Jersey Baby!!

So I’m pretty excited that this week is in Atlantic City. It’s pretty cool to see places where I have been on TV (like AC and I stayed at Revel for a friend's 21st birthday party). And it’s also exciting because I grew up in Jersey. Soo cool J Anyway now about the show. Brad gets the one on one date. I like him but his voice is a little feminine. I hope things go well for him. I love how the guys are saying Brad is reserved and won’t bring out the fun side of Des. Meanwhile they’re on the slingshot and playing all kind of fun carnival games. Side note - it boggles my mind that some people have never had salt water taffy. Or ever been on a boardwalk! Des and Brad are breaking so many health codes in that taffy shop.

The sandcastle they sat on looks amazing and really hard to build. I feel like the date with Brad isn’t going too well. It just feels awkward to watch. AH! Maybe he isn’t comfortable with the cameras. I don’t know, it’s just so weird. Well way to take a guy to the very top of the lighthouse only to dump him and then have to probably walk all the way back down with him. She didn’t think that one through. I feel bad for Brad but I totally agree with Des’s decision. There was just no flow to their conversation at all.

I have high hopes for this group date. Brooks – really a mystical unicorn? Just another reason why you should go home! And Chris Harrison was it really a wise idea to bring a beauty queen into the mix with Des? I saw Juan Pablo eye her up. Is Michael being serious that he always wanted to be Mr. America? Hahaha they have a pagent coach. That is greaaaat. Oh my gosh. Chris’s talent walking in heels. Hilarious! Interview, talent, and swim suit competion! Drew is vocal about what he does not want for his swim wear, no banana hammocks.

Well I think we learned from tonight that Mikey is sensitive (and he’s a secret stripper?) And Bryden’s “talent” was unexpected and a bit traumatizing for the mayor of Atlantic City. Zak W. is a good singer and I thought his song was sweet. Zak W. looks like a Ken doll with his super tan body and uber white teeth. Kasey is crowned the Bachelorette's Mr. America.

Chris decides to open up to Des and read some of his poetry, which is sweet.

Bryden is going to let the competitiveness of the men get to him, especially with Ben.

I would love to see Mikey do a cannon ball in the pool while Des and Ben were talking. That would be amazing. Oh and real classy Ben bringing up your kid AGAIN.

If Mikey doesn’t make it to the end (which I don’t think he will) I hope that he is on bachelor pad. 

Zak W. gets the group rose! (Probably for serenading her with his romantic song)

James goes on the next one on one date and it is a pretty serious one. It is crazy to see video damage from hurricane Sandy. I saw the pictures of the shore after the storm but seeing video feels closer to being there.

The couple that Des and James visit are so strong. They really deserved to go on the date in AC and it was so amazing that the Red Cross worked to repair their damaged wedding album.

I think it took a lot of guts for James to admit to cheating on a past girlfriend. It was better for him to come clean with Des instead of hiding it from her or from said ex girlfriend calling Des and spilling the beans on him herself. I think that she did the right thing by giving him the rose for his honesty but I'm sure she now has reservations about James' character.

At the cocktail party Michael surprises me, and instead of getting caught up in the Ben drama, he actually makes a move. Chris puts himself in the "friend zone" but Des pulls him right out of it and kisses him. There are some guys in the room who still have not gotten much screen time this week. I think that they will be out tonight or soon (I’m talking to you Zack K. and Juan Pablo). Bryden is feeling insecure, which is understandable because he didn’t get any one on one time on the group date. That is kinda unfair. But he is acting a little crazy and I almost thought that he was not going to accept the rose from Des.

Eliminated: Brad and Zack K. (who looks extra teary eyed)

Well next week looks promising to be another drama filled 2 hours. Until then!

The Bachelorette Season 9 Episode 3

"It's called the Bachelorette, It’s not called let’s make friends." {Words of wisdom (?) from Ben}

Tonight!! DRAMA!! J I can’t wait, and I know that its horrible of me but yay!

Group date first? That’s cool, glad to see the show mix it up a little bit. This date reminds me of last season when the girls did roller derby. Sticking a bunch of aggressive guys in a gym to play a game of violent dodge ball? That seems like a great idea. And make it a public place! The egos are gonna come out for real. I still wish I knew everyone’s names. I don’t even recognize some people! I’m hoping red team wins because some of my favorites are on that team. It's pretty funny to see the guys walking around in their uniforms. The aggression gets the better of Brooks and just like on the roller derby date, someone gets hurt. I feel bad for him and I think Des felt bad to because she brought everyone to the after party. 

Brad wants to tell Des more about him, and I appreciate his approach of not sending his son out of the limo first and waiting to tell Des about his son. And not using his son as a method to received roses (like some people cough cough Ben) I like Brad, he seems very genuine and he is one of the better “B” named suitors. Chris gets the rose and I’m glad Des gives it to someone new (and not to Ben).

Uh oh a mysterious phone call. Chris Harrison to the rescue. I’m glad to find out that the person who has the girlfriend turns out to be someone who I don’t really know. I like how Des hugs her. So Brian is basically a toolbag and I’m glad he’s gone. 

#Hashtag gets a one on one date? No way. I’m very let down with who Des has been picking to get all the one on one time with her. I guess I’ll start calling #hashtag by his real name. I may have misjudged him, he seems less obnoxious than that first night when he was hashtagging it up. Also this is random but I like Des’s usage of bright neon colors in her wardrobe.

Side note: I feel bad for the person who has to clean all those foot prints off the glass from vandalooping or whatever it’s called.

Everything that could go wrong on Kasey’s date probably went wrong. I think it shows how nice he is by the way he went with the flow.

A second group date? Yee ha! I love Des’s costume, she looks awesome! The guys are definitely funny doing their stunts and everything. I thought Juan Pablo was a real standout because his Spanish did give him an edge that the other guys didn’t have. I was surprised that after the movie, they all came back together for a group party again. Where were the other four guys while Des and Juan Pablo were watching the movie making out? James gets the rose, he reminds me of a big teddy bear. I don't think that he was totally insecure in his relationship with Des, I think he wanted to make sure she saw something with him or else he would consider leaving because of the situation with his dad.

Pool Party! This episode has been refreshing in the little ways the producers are mixing up how things are done. Ben and his sneaky self hijack Des for a car ride as soon as she arrives. Then Mikey and his crew see them come back and get their feathers ruffled and are ready for another rumble. I may not like Ben but I think that his brazenness is helping him further his relationship with Des. Wow Brandon. His talk with Des was a surprise to me. I appreciated how he shared about his mom being a single mom and what he went through but I think 3 weeks is a little soon to be confessing your love. I know everything is sped up on this show but I don't think Des is ready to hear that quite yet.

At the rose ceremony, Des’s blue dress is gorgeous and the guys totally light up when she walks into the room. It's very suspenseful and the cameras get showing a bunch of nervous guy faces as she hands out the roses. Poor Brandon takes the elimination pretty badly. But who wouldn't after confessing their love earlier in the day and then to get sent home? Glad Des didn't keep him around for the wrong reasons though.

Eliminated: Brian {Pre-rose ceremony}, Brandon, Dan

Until next week!

The Voice Top 5 Revealed

So I must admit I have fallen behind on this show (since it does kind of interfere with The Bachelorette now) I am glad that I had a chance to see all the auditions and stuff leading up to the final 6 so now I have a good idea about who the performers are. {I may have missed the first 15 minutes of tonight’s elimination episode so I cannot comment on the first performances that took place}

Michelle Chamuel is safe! Yay J I have really liked her since the beginning. She has such a powerful voice. I caught her singing T. Swift’s “I knew you were trouble” last night on commercial break and she was amazing.

The Oklahoma footage is really heart wrenching. The only part I saw of the Healing in the Heartland special was when Miranda Lambert sang “The House that Built Me” and watching her struggle through that song instantly brought tears to my eyes. 

I would love to be on Adam’s team and have him look so proudly at me the way he looked at Amber.

And America saves Sasha Allen! I like her, she isn’t my favorite but she definitely can sing and I like her fashion style. The Swon Brothers and Holly Tucker perform, they are my predictions for the bottom 2, I think that Blake needs to lose an act because I would be sad if a coach was knocked out.

Danielle is very cute and sweet. I think she has a very good shot at winning this whole thing. And she’s safe! I thought the way they were gonna save people was announce each one of Usher, Shakira, and Adam’s people and leave all 3 of Blake’s for a suspenseful ending. Obviously the producers don’t think the way I do.

I really like Amber and Danielle and think that this duet is a foreshadowing of the top 2. Both deserve a record deal. Amber has such control over her voice and it has a raspy rocker tone to it.

Blake seems really nervous, as Carson is about to read the 4^th person saved. He has a look of constipation. Amber Carrington is safe and Adam rushes up to her, hugs her and shouts over and over again “I love you, I love you”. So jealous right now. I wish was a good enough singer to make it to that point on The Voice just for that moment. I'm kidding, but not.

Honestly I was kind of surprised the Swon Brothers made it this far because the female singers on this show have been so powerful. And they are saved? Oh my goodness. I did not see that coming.

Eliminated: Holly Tucker

If two people are eliminated next week, my predictions are Sasha and the Swon Brothers.

The Bachelorette S9 E2 "Right Reasons"

Fairy tale, unreal. . .just a few words that Des likes to {repeatedly} use on her bachelorette experience. Anywho, can I just say how happy I am to have another brunette bachelorette. I feel like it’s been way to long. And I love Des’s car! It is majorly adorable and reminds me of something Barbie would drive. (Obviously it would be pink for Barbie)

The first one on one date card arrives!! *Drumroll please* It's Brooks. Major disappointment. I want to see some fun people on the one on one dates not just the group dates.

Question: What is up with Des’s footwear? I’m assuming it has something to do with the date, but it looks like she’s getting ready to go wade fishing. {Nothing to do with the date, I guess she just likes wearing tall rain boots in the sun}

First impressions of Brooks, not really a big fan. It was nice of him not to freak out about trying on tuxes and stuff but over all he’s just kind of blah. Sorry dude. Sitting on the Hollywood sign was pretty cool and it would be nice to see it someday. Then they're back in the car moving on to the more romantic part of the date. I can't believe Brooks was acting like such a scaredy cat about the abandoned road and was all nervous to move the barrier to go down the blocked off road. If I were Des, that would be a turn off because I don’t want to be the braver of the two in the relationship. 

The group date is where all the excitement happens and when the men bring out their cattiness. In my opinion, the Bachelorette is more exciting than the Bachelor because I find the guys so much funnier than the women. Women are catty/nasty and the guys are competitive/funny. (Most of the time, I do think that the guys have some of that nasty streak in them)

“Who’s here for the right reasons?” Hmm…Interesting, date card, I guess we shall find out if there are any bad seeds soon enough. And what else would it could the card mean besides having a bunch of white dudes {and Will} rap, this is gonna be awesome! #hashtagman reminds me of Kasey “Guard and Protect Your Heart” and great news #hashtag's real name is Kasey (or is it Casey?) so now I won't forget his name.

Okay so how great is this that they are rapping about past bachelorette contestants. Hahaha Rated P-13! Omg I’m dying and I love these references. Poor Brandon, he’s so nervous and he doesn’t seem cocky at all which surprises me.

Zak W. who I wrote off the first week as a conceited into himself shirtless dude, is actually really sweet. I think he might be a good guy and I loved the antique journal present. That was really cool and I would love to have something like that!

"Don’t squish the butterfly" – Words of wisdom from Brandon

Ben is totally off the cool list, I think that he is only using his son to further his “game” and I honestly think that is all this is to him. He seems like he could pull a Bentley and totally crush Des. Plus he gives totally awkward kisses.

Side note I keep seeing all these people and I’m like who is that! I am having a hard time learning these dudes' names!

Brandon is a surprise, just like Zak W. I think there is definitely potential and he is very thoughtful. I can totally see why he was waay uncomfortable showing off his butt earlier.

So Ben gets the rose, ugh! She fell from Ben’s bologna again. WHY! Well I suppose I probably would get suckered into the whole kid act too. But come on! WHY!

One on one date numero dos: I’m excited for Bryden’s date. He seems like a great guy and he is pretty cute. I wonder if they played any fun road trip games, like I Spy or the alphabet game (If you don’t know what I’m talking about you are missing out on some serious car fun) Also how much time did they actually spend on the road. I want answers! Bryden seems very shy and I think it was nice how Des told him he could kiss her. To me it seemed like he was being respectful.

Cocktail party! Let the emotions come out. So Michael is taking his opportunity to share his story, which is good, and then Ben comes in and interrupts during this serious moment, and I think that Des should have told Ben to wait a second because that was rude. It frustrates me how they have no respect for each other's time! (Oh wait, they all are competing for the same girl) Mikey, Michael, and some random dude all decide it's time to have a second talk with Ben. They take him outside. And just talk. More like get annoyed and attitude-y. But I don't blame Michael. I'd be pissed too. I love how the guys are talking about Ben like the girls from last season were talking about Tierrable. It shows how similar girls and guys are sometimes, except most of the time guys don’t use their words. . .but I think we see more of that later on this season.

The Rose Ceremony was kinda surprising. Des kept calling out all these guys who have gotten like zero screen time and kept someone like Brandon hanging on until the last possible second. And I definitely think Des says One Pablo instead of Juan Pablo and it makes me laugh.

Eliminated: Will, Robert (No!!!!! L), and Nick M.

P.S. How can you feel "really rejected" when you barely spend 5 minutes with the girl?

Love the rap video at the end, but now I have "right reasons, right reasons" stuck in my head. Next week looks like it will be promisingly full of drama and I can't wait. Especially to see who had the girlfriend.

Fall 2013 Lineup

Earlier in May, I was checking websites (ew.com more specifically) to see what shows had been renewed/cancelled and to see what up and coming shows look interesting to me. For some reason, I love the anticipation and the excitement of new tv. Very few of my favorite shows I have started with from the beginning. And some of the shows that I have, my interest is waning. And being a tv addict, I am quite curious to see what the fall holds for my weeknights. Because let's face it, there is not too much excitement going on for summer tv. I am excited for a longer season of Big Brother and my guilty pleasure, Bachelor Pad, will be on in August. But mostly the networks save their "big" named shows for the fall. So here are some shows that I think will be worth giving a try:

Marvel's Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D.

Okay so I was like a year late getting on board with all the Avengers movies (Thor, Iron Man (1, 2, 3) Captain America, and the Avengers) but I am in love!! Those movies are awesome, funny, and full of some good super hero action. From watching the preview of this show it looks more like a movie advertisement but maybe that is because all I know from this series are movies. I'm not sure how it will fare on tv. It seems like it might be similar to the show Heroes which was good for the first 2 seasons and then started to go sour and lost my interest. Here is the preview so you can judge for yourself.

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

It was not too long ago I was eagerly awaiting the premiere of Once Upon a Time because I was fascinated with the idea of fairy tales and other stories being presented in a new way on tv. Unfortunately I have fallen behind on the second season and now must find a way to catch up. When I heard about this show I was very interested, apparently it will somehow link the two stories together but still stand alone. I think that my sister would be very happy to hear about this show since she loves everything Alice. The preview does look promising. Unfortunately it's on the same night/time as The Vampire Diaries so I'll have to catch up on one the next day.

Trophy Wife

Although I have found some roles Malin Ackerman has played to be quite annoying (27 Dresses to name one) I do find that I like her as an actress. This show looks like a fun comedy that has potential. I hope it sticks around for at least a season. Here's the preview.

Hostages

To add a little drama and sleepless nights to my life why not add a 24-esque show to my weekly watching list. This show looks like it has all the outlines of 24 without Jack Bauer (but never fear he will be back to tv soon!) I think this looks like a show hubby might even like. Perhaps our new Monday night show.

Welcome to the Family

I've been going through some major Desperate Housewives withdrawal since last years series finale. So I am quite happy to see that Carlos is in a new show. I will definitely try to squeeze it into the busy Thursday night lineup.

For a complete look at all the networks fall line ups and links to watch previews for the new shows I didn't post visit here.