Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Episode 5




Synopsis

There was an endless “previously on”/ “coming up on” opening trailer that lasted like 15 minutes. The show finally started and the crew wound up in France. Andrea and Melissa decided to go there next week. Then they ripped on Andi’s skirt.

Bonjour” some of the guys said. “That’s all they know how to say,” Melissa said.

Chris Harrison showed up wearing a Euro turtleneck and had a contrived conversation with Andi. The girls ripped on Andi’s skirt some more. “I know it’s supposed to be all in right now to mix textures, but I’m just not a fan,” Melissa said. “It’s not a good look,” Andrea concurred.

They went to a harbor. “This is, like, a harbor,” Andi said.

Then they got on a boat and Josh bragged about what a high draft pick he was in baseball. He claimed he stopped playing because he wanted to be a family man. None of us bought it. He did not attempt to explain why he’s unemployed.

Back at the house, JJ started a brouhaha by claiming that Andrew said “blackie” referring to Beverage Sales Ron and Marquel. “Andrew’s really not that cute,” Melissa said. “He’s got the tooth thing. Sometimes his lip covers his tooth and it looks like he has a tooth missing," she explained.

Andrea entertained us with a mime routine during the commercial break. I miss my DVR.

Andi and Josh had dinner in a castle. Actually, they looked at their dinner and talked. Then they danced while some wannabe Chris Isaak strummed in the courtyard.

All the guys except the one-on-one daters met up with Andi. “How is she choosing those shoes?” Melissa asked, bewildered. “To go exploring in Marseille??”

They had to be mimes in a city square for the group date. Nobody stood out, except for sourpuss V who was uncomfortable and whined about being on a group date.

JJ took Andi on a ferris wheel. She liked it. She gave him the group date rose. “Well played, Pantsapraneur,” Bag said.

The guys got in a bunch of arguments that night. There was drama over V making fun of Cody for feeling thankful. Cody bitched him out and told Andi. Marquel confronted Andrew in front of everybody about allegedly calling him a blackie. Andrew said no I didn’t. It reminded me a lot of a first grade class.

V sort of apologized, and sort of admitted it to Andi. She sort of bought it. “I dunno Moon,” Paul said. “I don’t see much long-term going on there. It looked like she had a very skeptical look on her face."

PiMaster wandered downstairs. “Is this almost done?” he asked. We told him it was two hours. “It’s two hours???” he asked incredulously.

Andi and Brian went and saw a movie about food. Then they went to the market and got food. Then they went to an apartment and tried to cook it, but Brian was a huge fail in the kitchen. “This is disastrous,” Paul said.

They sat down to eat. “Bon appétit,” Andi said. “Why not?” Brian asked glumly. They started to eat it, then gave up and went to a restaurant. Brian talked about what a spectacular date it was while Melissa made shoveling motions and Andrea mimed a noose. For some reason Andi gave him the rose anyways.

“Wow, that was a big surprise,” Paul said. “I just don’t see it,” Bag added.

“He made a shot from halfcourt,” Melissa reminded us.

Andi ixnayed the cocktail party and sent Andrew the Douche, Patrick the Douche, and Marquel the Blackie packing at the rose ceremony.


Standings

Kelly & Phil: 28.5 points
Marcus: 11.5
Brian: 9.5
Andrew: 4.5
+3 team bonus

For a moment there it looked like the defending champs might lose two ponies in one episode, but Brian got out of that hot kitchen just in time. I don’t know what he has to offer if he can’t cook. There won’t be any more dates on the basketball court this season, so he better have an ace up his sleeve.

Bri & Doug: 17 points
Chris: 10
Patrick: 5
Ron: 2

The farmer guy isn’t making up twelve points by himself, so DouBri’s only chance is for Marcus’s girlfriend to crash the party just as Brian is implicated in a high school sex scandal. It’s not a bright outlook. 

Melissa & Tom: 15.5 points
Nick V: 7
Nick S: .5
JJ: 8

Is V a closet d-bag? I don’t think so. He’s confident, he let that confidence show, and he apologized. Andi’s not going to mind that he’s a curmudgeon on group dates – she often commented on their absurdity during The Bachelor. It’s JJ that might be the secret shithead. Instigating the Blackie Scandal was way out of line. Not owning up to it was worse.

Andrea & Zack: 13.5 points
Josh M: 8.5
Eric: 0
Marquel: 5

I still don’t know what to think about Josh M, and neither does Andi. He’s straight out of Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days”, he’s counting on his little brother to get that second NFL contract, and he’s way past red on the Douche Detector. But there’s something charming, something indefinably intriguing about him too. Time will tell.

Andie & Eric: 11 points
Dylan: 7
Tasos: 3.5
Craig: .5

Dregs: 10.5 points
Bradley: 2
Brett: 2
Carl: .5
Cody: 6

This is gonna be a photo finish between A&E and the Dregs. MeatHead is going on a one-on-one date next week. Dylan is the odds-on favorite to bust at the next rose ceremony, so if MeatHead survives his one-on-one, the Dregs will likely put the cone of shame on A&E.

3 comments:

  1. 1. Updated odds (with Nate Sliver's input)
    Marcus 49%
    Nick 25%
    Josh 18%
    Brian 5%
    Rest of field 3%

    2. Nick's stock is going down and Josh's stock went way up. Living
    close to each other helps tremendously, just as being a farmer in Iowa
    hurts tremendously.

    3. At the beginning of the show, when Chris Harrison was dressed like
    a Frenchie, she noted she was in love with more than one guy. Those
    two guys were Marcus and Nick.

    4. I wasn't a fan of Pants telling Marquel about Andrew's comment. First, Pants wasn't sure exactly what he said, and second, it put Marquel off his game. Third, it's already
    clear that Andrew is worthless.

    5. Second best exit interview of the season goes to Patrick. "Andie
    lost out...A lot of people have told me, and not just girls, that I
    have a lot of good husband qualities." During this episode I was
    starting to think that maybe he wasn't a bad guy, then that
    happened.

    6. Final 4 now looks set unless we have some sort of disqualification
    from a contendor, and Nick is the most likely one for that. He's more
    than salty. He's odd, and probably won't be entertaining enough for
    Andi, even though she is currently in love.

    7. It's still unlikely she marries any of these characters. Marcus is
    the one she would most likely marry, but it's unknown if he is
    entertaining enough.

    8. DYLAN! TOP 8, BABY!

    9. Huge bonus for Kelly & Phil that Andrew was able to exit without penalty.
    He sealed his fate in his final discussion with Andi.

    10. There is still hope I don't finish last to the real teams. That would require Chris
    to get kicked off for some sort of hidden crazy secret that come's out
    with the lie detector test.
    Possibilities:
    He was having an affair with Andrew
    He's a Mormon living in Iowa and he already has 2 wives
    Sex change

    11. How long can Cody and Pants skate?

    12. Marquel would be an entertaining Bachelor.

    13. When Andi was saying it got complicated with Nick, she had the
    look of a woman who had done more than just kiss the guy.

    14. I don't think anybody bought Josh's claim that he quit baseball by choice.

    15. Andi would choose to marry Dylan over both Cody and Pants, and he might outlast them. It wouldn't hurt if he smiled a bit.

    16. It was obvious by her in-date commentary that Andi wasn't sending Brian home. She noted the cooking thing was odd, she talked about how she wanted him to kiss her, but she wasn't in a bad mood.

    17. She's never going on a date with Cody or Pants hoping they come up from behind and kiss here.

    18. They've got to quit with the movie cross promotions.

    19. DYLAN!

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  2. There is a little part of me that wants to see Chris the Farmer make a giant comeback.

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  3. Are you ready for the greatest comeback in reality TV history! The Rise of Dylan begins tonight!

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