The 'drama' from last week
continues in Cleveland with many of the girls vocally annoyed with Peter and
Peter is hiding in a room away from them. Natasha "she made her bed and
she has to A-Lay-yah in it!"
Peter pulls Alayah aside and
tells her that he doesn’t want to put her through any more drama but "it
is probably time to say goodbye."
Peter walks Alayah out
walking hand in hand to which some girls say "the disrespect" at this
time they do not know Alayah is being booted. More than a few girls say they no
longer trust Peter – many sound like they play for the 76ers "I try to
trust this Process but I just never know what is going on in his head."
After
pacing around for a bit Peter finally returns to the ladies waiting for him
inside. Peter tells the girls "I value you all so much, I trust you"
"I am not wishy washy…I know what I want and Alayah is not it."
Natasha is the first girl pulled aside after this, Peter tells her he is
surprised she is still here (in jest). Peter is basically on an apology tour
with all the women.
Rose
Ceremony time:
Madison
gets the first rose, then Sydney, then Natasha, then Lexi, then Hannah Ann,
then Shiann, then Mykenna, then Victoria P, (Deandra is sweating), then Kelley,
and the final rose goes to Tammy leaving Deandra crestfallen. As she leaves
Deandra tells Peter "I am so confused" Peter cannot give her a good
answer (granted at that moment is any answer going to make you feel better?)
Peter's
toast "aside from all this drama I have had a great time with you."
Peter then tells them they are going to a place with "lush jungles…active
volcanoes. Ladies get excited we are going to Costa Rica." Unlike Cleveland this actually gets a joyful reaction.
The
Tourism Board advertising disguised as show content begins:
We
start with Peter alone, driving around and showing off sites/sights
Peter
meets the girls wearing a bandage on his face and the girls ask what happened,
Peter starts off with a story about finding a "little volcano. so I found
a trail to take me up to it…as I was walking a puma crosses my path…locked
eyes…and my animal instinct took over…and if you think this is bad you should see
him right now." The actual story is Peter walked into a Golf cart, while
holding a glass in his hand, hits his head on the top of the cart and then into
the glass in his hand breaking the glass into his forehead and requiring 22
stitches, the show detailed it with a mix of recreation and actual footage and
it was awesome.
Sydney
gets the first one on one date:
And
the helicopter budget kicks in for this season. As Sydney says "the other girls
must be freaking out" we cut back to the house and I think Kesley (?) is freaking
out claiming she has already fallen in love.
Back
to Sydney and Peter taking a picnic, and Sydney thanking Peter for choosing
this date for her (she knows that Peter doesn't pick the dates right,
especially not in a foreign country?).
Peter
tells Sydney that he finds her mysterious and she says she gets that all the
time. Peter says in Spanish that "our love will take off today" after
Sydney says she knows a little Spanish, in reply Sydney kisses him (good way
when you do not understand what was said). Peter tells Sydney she is the best
kisser and that needs to be their little secret, then they immediately bump
heads causing pain to the stitched area.
Back
to the hotel and Kelley gets the one on one date and showing her knowledge of the show
expresses apprehension because she says "I don't have a sob story."
We
then cut back to Sydney's date and she is telling us the perils of growing up a
mixed race kid in Alabama, her classmates were horrible to her and she ate
lunch in the bathroom to hide from them and she thinks that plus her parent's
divorce is part of why she is so withdrawn…this of course leads to
Peter-Kisses. Peter calls her a very strong woman, he then ups the ante and
says "you have qualities I could see in my wife" while presenting her
the date rose…even Peter acknowledges that it is early to say all of that. This
all leads to a massive makeout session in a pool grotto type area.
Back
to the hotel and Tammy is being practical as she tries to help Kelsey out and
reminding her that only one girl can be picked at the end. Kelsey rants about
Sydney being fake. Tammy says Kesley is "a hot mess" and cries for
days on end "four days over a bottle of champagne, I didn't cry that much
when my grandpa died."
Group
Date time:
The
girls meet Peter and they are joined by people from Cosmopolitan magazine for a
photo shoot, which is supposed to be featured on the March issue of Cosmo
(funny thing is the news broke in advance of the episode that Cosmo wouldn't be
using the photos for the magazine because of the girl that won…which
immediately let me know who won).
When
the photographer says we need something more dramatic in a group shot 'racist'
Victoria F. (VF) kisses Peter earning boos from the other girls. All of these
women look great in swimsuits and look natural modeling, I suspect they all
have some great 'Insta' photos. Victoria F (she of the previous modeling
experience but pretending to not have any) expresses/feigns shock that she gets
chosen for the cover photo. Forgive me if I find nothing genuine about VF.
Kelsey
tells Peter that she has been a bit standoffish because it is hard for her
doing group dates coming off of having a one on one, and she is falling in love
with him…earns her kisses…though girls saying their pet goldfish died when they
were 18 months old earn kisses. While Kelsey and Peter are off making out the
other girls are talking about her and VF says that the night before Kelsey said
that she was the realest girl on the show and the others were all fake, being
called fake leads Tammy to tell Peter her 'concerns' about Kelsey.
Peter
calls Kelsey back because he needs to know what "is too much of a red flag
for me." He says "I heard you had a bit of a breakdown when we left
on that one on one yesterday" "I mean I was a bit emotional but I
would not call it a breakdown."
Kelsey
crying tells us that “yeah I cried a lot yesterday, but that does not mean I am
having an emotional breakdown.” Kelsey
comes back and confronts the other girls saying that others cry in the bathroom
she just chooses to not hide her tears, Kelsey wants to know who told Peter
that she was having a breakdown, Tammy initially does not respond and allows
her to be confronted by other girls, but finally has enough, VF tells Kelsey
that she is sick of the drama and Tammy tells Kelsey “you were upset over a
bottle of champagne for 4 days!” That champagne issue really stuck in Tammy’s
craw.
Peter
says this rose goes to someone who was “open and honest with me” and then says
Hannah Ann, you can see the shock in the faces of the others I had mild shock
too because I do not remember Hannah Ann saying a single word of substance this
whole episode., but only mild shock because it so often just goes to the girl
the lead thinks is hottest.
One
on One with Kelley:
Being
a lawyer myself I tend to have a love hate relationship with lawyers who appear
on this show, so far I am not feeling Kelley, here is hoping this date improves
it. Kelley you might remember met Peter just before the show began filming and
Peter says he kept having ideas in his head “is it faith, is it meant to be”
but since the first few days the relationship has plateaued.
Continuing
an oft used Bachelor theme the couple goes to a shaman. The shaman lights some candles that are meant to be male and female candles but to me both
just look like penises. “The male candle is melting towards the female candle
but the female candle is pushing back, it is repressed” so says the shaman.
Back
to the house and Kelsey is asking Tammy if she has a problem with her “I did
talk to Peter about you, but it was not about you it was about me” Kelsey “sounds
like a cop out” Tammy “That’s the emotions that I feel so I talked to him about
it” Kelsey “Honey I talk about all my emotions with him” “DON’T CALL ME HONEY”
(Tammy immediately caught that condescension like I expected her to). Tammy
keeps bringing up Kelsey’s drinking; this has to be some epic drinking to stand
out in the Bachelor house.
Back
to the date and Peter says he is still having some doubts about Kelley.
Peter
brings up his concerns to Kelley, and tells her “I cannot go any further with
any reservations.” Kelley tells Peter she has felt like she has not had any
time, and Peter says “that is not true” he tells her he thinks she has become
complacent, it feels a shade mansplainy. Kelley says that she thinks she might
be on different levels with herself and some of the other girls and she is
concerned that Peter might “not be ready for a wife.” Kelley calls Peter out
for enabling so much of the drama of the prior weeks and not nipping it in the
bud.
Peter wants to know what Kelley wants at the end of the show, she says
something like an engagement but she cannot say an engagement quite yet because
she (reasonably) is not there yet. Peter picks up the rose and gives a mini
lecture that Kelley created doubt “but I need you to trust in this process…I am
telling you because I know this can work”…should we point out that he is on
this show because it DID NOT WORK for him, or the fact that the lead of his first
season was on the first 2 episodes of this season because it DID NOT WORK FOR
HER?
Tammy
the next morning is talking to the other girls and is still bringing up
Kelsey’s drinking, and says Kelsey is one of the most insecure girls she has
ever known. In the meantime Kelsey is putting on makeup and leaves the villa,
while the other girls are wondering where she is off to Tammy says “probably
crying her eyes out.” Clearly a producer driven moment since Kelsey can find
Peter’s villa and he just happens to be hanging out by his pool.
Kelsey
is previewing any potential problems other girls might bring to Peter about
her, but he tells her he think she has been direct with him, so now Kelsey
knows she has Peter on the hook and throws Tammy way under the bus. She accuses
Tammy of saying she drinks a lot – true and then says “somehow it turned into
me popping pills” – Wait what? FALSE! Unless the show edited out Tammy saying
this to her, that popping pill accusation never happened, OR, I really do zone
out while watching this show! Peter now tells us that he is worried that Kelsey
might have felt “ostracized a little from the group.” Peter goes off and gets
Kelsey a rose because “to be completely honest, I don’t need a rose ceremony to
tell me how I feel about you.”
So now Kelsey
has a rose that she can take back to the other girls and as she walks up to the
other girls and their stunned faces she says “Hey, I can explain…I went and had
a conversation with Peter…We had a talk some things were said so hopefully
tonight should be …[slowed down quieter voice]… smooth sailing.”
As
the girls are eagerly waiting Peter OMCH comes up to tell them, no cocktail
party we are going straight to the rose ceremony, 'because earlier today Peter
received the clarity he needs.' Tammy confronts Kelsey and asks if she said
anything to Peter about her, and Kelsey claims she only told Peter that they
had a disagreement and Tammy’s commenting on her drinking – oh really? That’s
it Kelsey?
Earlier
in the day my friend Ali P told me how much she disliked Peter and this moment
of Peter hiding from a cocktail party makes me agree with her.
Kelsey
“I take Adderal and birth control” the girls are now turning on Tammy because
they think it is her fault for Peter canceling the cocktail party. Sydney comes
off like a bully and a liar pretending that she didn’t instigate problems
herself and does not talk about others behind their back. As this goes on
Mykenna keeps crying and freaking out because she will not be able to tell Peter
“How great I am!” Tammy is going to be great on Bachelor in Paradise; I hope
she takes the offer that I am sure they will extend to her. You have to
remember that so many of these girls are young so the stupidity of these
arguments has to be evaluated through the lens of immaturity.
Just
as Peter is about to hand out the first rose Tammy asks him for a moment alone,
she asks if the clarity that he told OMCH that he had received was because of
something said at the group date, while she is talking to Peter telling him
that she meant no harm, Mykenna comes over and steals him from Tammy. Other
girls are now mad that Tammy and Mykenna got time with Peter.
VF
gets the first rose, followed by Madison, Natasha, Victoria P, Mykenna
(beaming) and the final rose goes to TAMMY! One of the girls who picked on
Tammy (I did not bother to learn her name) is going home and I feel no pity for
her, oh OMCH says her name - Lexi, as he tells her and Shiann to take the time to
say their goodbyes.
Lexi
on her way out says it sucks that 2 girls “took the time before the rose ceremony
to make it a mini cocktail party”
Shiann
on her way out tells Peter to be aware of some of the girls remaining…of course
Peter immediately gets a scared look.
The 'Blooper' reel moment is OMCH playing the role of an informant for Peter's forehead accident with his voice disguised but then his face clearly shown to end the 'interview.'
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