The Bachelor recap

I didn't post yesterday because I was so busy working on my powerpoints for my Abnormal psychology class next semester. Next semester? Doesn't that begin next fall? Isn't this a little early to prepare for next school year? Well, it isn't if you're me. I grew up in a household that espoused the belief that we can't have any fun until our work is done. So, I work on class prep early so that I can have fun this summer.

My class prep did not keep me from watching my favorite reality tv shows however. The Bachelor was on Monday night and it did not disappoint. The Bachelor is Matt from London. That's London, England. So he has that wonderful British accent that causes girls to swoon the minute he opens his mouth. This weeks episode was about the hometown dates with the four final women. First, he visited Shane, the daughter of Lorenzo Lamas. The previews of this episode were oh so misleading. I was expecting a real dad/boyfriend showdown where passionately protective Latin father scares the boyfriend within an inch of his life. That was not what transpired. Lorenzo actually threw his daughter under the bus. He starts out by stating that she is an actress and he's not entirely sure that she is on the show for Matt, rather she might be on the show to get exposure for her acting career. I thought this was rather nasty. You could see the anger flash in her eyes as Lorenzo so easily inserted her curvacious body under the right front tire of the bus. He clearly liked Matt and gave his blessing for the advancement of their relationship. Shane comes from a broken home, so the next stop was her mother's house, where Matt was greeted by Shane's younger sister who dressed like a 1960's flower child and her mother who looked like she had one too many appointments at her local plastic surgeon. What is it with all these women allowing these doctors to mutilate their faces in the hopes of fooling mother nature? Her mother and sister were very nice and Matt said at the end of the date that he wished it didn't have to end there. He clearly feels something for Shane. However, the way that they edit these shows is highly manipulated and they specialize in misdirection, so whether or not Matt and Shane are falling in love with each other is debateable.

Next stop was Durango, Colorado where he met up with bachorette number two, Chelsea. Now Chelsea has great difficulty showing her feelings, so much so that she even hates holding hands. I'm sorry, but that just isn't normal. Matt has stated that he believes that showing affection in a relationship is very important to him, so why he's kept Chelsea around makes no sense to me. Maybe he's one of those guys that thinks he can change her. Both of her parents were very nice and they seemed normal when it comes to the whole affection thing. When alone with her Dad, her dad told her that she better get clear regarding her feelings for Matt, because it isn't fair to lead him on if her feelings for him were not real. Overall, it was a rather boring date to watch, so I was glad when this segment was over.

Then he was on to Loveland, Colorado to see Noelle and her family. Matt was driven up on a flatbed truck loaded with bales of hay to greet a waiting Noelle. Noelle is such a sweet girl and I wonder what possessed her to go on a show like this. She seems far too classy and sweet for such a base reality show. Noelle was waiting for Matt at a stable where they immediately mounted horses and enjoyed a ride together to meet up with her parents. The first glimps Noelle's parents and sisters get of Matt is atop a horse who is rather non-responsive to Matt's directions. The horse stops when he says go and doesn't head in the direction that he wishes. He was rather embarrassed that this was how Noelle's family saw him for the first time. They share a lovely dinner together. Noelle's sisters take Matt out on the deck and grill him for a while. Noelle tells her parents that she really is beginning to fall for Matt, but she fears that she got too late a start (weeks past before she got a one on one date). Matt would be luckly to win such a wonderful girl!

On to his last date, in a location that I can't remember. I can't remember because I was so blown away by what Amanda did. Amanda is a pretty brunette who has the irritating habit of hiccuping whenever things get too stressful. It is the odded thing! Anyway, she notes that Matt loves pranks, so the prank she devises is to hire two actors to play her mother and father. So when Matt arrives he meets "fake" parents instead of her real parents. The "fake mother" is this oversexed loudmouth and the "fake father" is a rather odd looking man who is clearly unhappy with his oversexed wife. They openly bicker and you can see the immediate discomfort on Matt's face. The mother is drinking plenty of wine and she clearly has already drunk far too much. She begins flirting with Matt and eventually is able to get Matt outside alone where she begins to rub his chest and nibble on his ear. Matt, ever the British gentleman, gently rebuffs her, but is only marginally sucessful only to have the father show up, asking rather forcefully, "what's going on here?" Matt's discomfort now moved to a whole different level, bordering on panic. Finally, idiotic Amanda says to the camera, "I think this is enough, I better go tell Matt that this is a prank." Yah think???!!! Matt took the prank quite well, stating that he just thought she was "brilliant." I think this was when I placed my finger down my throat....gag! I thought her prank was downright cruel and I prayed that Matt would not give her a rose.

Alas, my prayer was not answered. First, he gave a rose to Shane. Second, he gave a rose to Chelsea (yawn), and third, he gave a rose to Amanda, the chronic hiccupper. Bye, bye Noelle. You're better off without him. You were far too good for this show! Next week, he takes the remaining three girls to Bermuda where each girl will be offered a night in the "fantasy suite."