Last night's episode was a pretty crazy one. The mystery woman finally appeared, a bachelorette left on her own terms, and one bachelorette passed out at the rose ceremony! So if you didn't get to watch last night's episode here's what you missed:
This week Ben brought the girls to San Francisco, which is currently where he lives. The girls were very excited to get to spend time with Ben in the city by the bay. The episode began with Ben meeting up with his sister, Julia, to discuss how his experience is going so far. Julia's sister seemed very concerned for her brother and was hopeful that the experience would work for him this time. One notable thing about the conversation Ben and Julia had was Ben told her about Courtney and how drama free she was. Um, WHAT?! Obviously Ben is on some other planet when it comes to Courtney because besides Blakely, Courtney is the front runner for causing the most drama in the house. But like I've said before, Ben is captivated by Courtney for some reason and can't see through her facade.
The first date of the week goes to Emily, the epidemiologist who cleverly stole the first kiss on the first night from Ben. The beginning of their date starts with the classic Bachelor "run to each other and jump hug." A little cheesy of course, but if we cared about cheesy we wouldn't be watching The Bachelor, would we girls? Ben and Emily's date is an exciting one! They have to climb to the top of the Golden Gate Bridge together. The Golden Gate Bridge was not built to be climbed so trekking to the top was a very scary and unsettling task. I don't know about y'all, but I was nauseous just watching it! The Bachelor is known for having dangerous dates that force the couple bond because they help each other through it. Ben and Emily both were uneasy about climbing the bridge but they persevered together (a kiss from Ben was great motivation) and they made it to the top! The view from the top of the bridge was absolutely breathtaking. I know all our hearts at home sank a little bit wishing it were us on top of that bridge.
After climbing the bridge, Emily and Ben have a nice dinner outside with a beautiful backdrop of the lit up Golden Gate Bridge. They have a nice dinner chatting and sharing stories, including the time Emily was matched with her own brother on an online dating website (fear)! Their dinner ends with Ben giving Emily the rose (no surprise there). The date ends with Emily and Ben taking in the gorgeous bridge together and kissing (cue the fireworks, literally).
Next is the group date. The lucky ladies are: Blakely, Jaclyn, Kacie B., Erika, Samantha, Monica, Rachel, Jamie, Nicki, Casey S., and Elyse. The girls are told to dress in sundresses and bathing suits, hoping they will have a nice day at the pool. Boy were they in for a huge surprise. They were very inappropriately dressed for a date of snow skiing. Yes that's right, skiing in bathing suits. Ben blocked off a street in San Francisco and had it covered in snow so he and the girls could ski. Ben and the girls had a lot of fun suffering their way through skiing nearly naked. Many people were standing by watching because it certainly was a sight to see 11 girls skiing in their bathing suits.
The later part of the date consists of a luau themed party with lots of cocktails. Ben makes his way around the girls. He and Rachel have a short make out sesh which provokes Casie B. to get jealous. Ben notices and decides to take Casie B. aside. He takes her on a short walk and they have a great conversation. Our Bachelor admits to the cameras that he really likes Casie B (yay!).
Meanwhile, the girls back at the house receive the next one-on-one date card and its addressed to Brittney. Brittney's reaction is very odd and shocking. She seems disappointed to get the one-on-one date. What girl in their right mind would be DISAPPOINTED to have all of Ben's attention for an entire day?! Brittney shockingly admits that she is going to leave the show. Her exit comes completely out of left field. She says that she's sad she's not going to see what would happen with her and Ben while we're left at home thinking WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! Brittney interrupts the group date to tell Ben she's had a change of heart and wants to leave. Ben is left shocked and hurt at Brittney's sudden exit from the show. This girl made her poor grandmother come all the way out there to introduce her to Ben and now she's quitting? We're all a little confused but you have to respect her for not sticking around and wasting Ben's time. Brittney's exit leaves Ben feeling insecure as he's realizing that this game is a two-way street and he could still end up with no one. Ben gives the group date rose to Rachel.
Since Brittney left, the one-on-one date is still up for grabs. Ben asks Lindzi to go on the date with him. She is thrilled because she hasn't had a date with Ben in 2 weeks. Ben and Lindzi's date consists of exploring the city after hours. First, they stop to get some ice cream and then they take a trolley car to city hall, which is closed. For some magical reason (thanks Bachelor producers), Ben has a key! He opens city hall and they walk into the enormous lobby to find Matt Nathanson performing a concert. The couple dances to their own private concert and share a few kisses. After the concert, Ben and Lindzi go to a password only speakeasy to have dinner. The speakeasy is a neat place where bookcases open into new rooms. The two have a nice dinner and Lindzi tells him how her last relationship ended with a text saying "Welcome to Dumpsville. Population... you."(heartbreaking). Lindzi adds another rose to her collection and the two go to a piano shop where Ben plays the piano for her. They spend the rest of the evening laughing together and having a great time. Ben really seems to like this one.
Now its time for what we've been waiting for. The mystery girl shows up. We learn that the mystery girl who has come to try to win Ben's heart is Shawntel Newton, who was a previous contestant and 4th runner up on Brad Womack's (second) season. Shawntel boldly shows up at the cocktail party and walks right past the girls with her head held high to find Ben. As viewers, we're all a little confused by why Shawntel is here. We don't ever get a full explanation but what I can gather is that Shawntel saw Ben on The Bachelorette and liked him. After the show was over, she must have reached out in someway to him and talked a little bit. When she found out he was going to be the new Bachelor she was heartbroken so she decided to come on the show and fight to win his heart. Shawntel tells Ben she will be at the rose ceremony and if he would like to keep seeing her to give her a rose. The girls are INFURIATED by Shawntel's unexpected appearance. They immediately start bashing Shawntel and Courtney even threatens to leave if Shawntel gets to say. I am supportive of Shawntel, if she really saw potential between her and Ben she should fight and do whatever it takes to get her man. I do agree, however, that it would be incredibly unfair if Ben were to keep Shawntel over another girl.
Now its time for probably the most dramatic rose ceremony EVER. The girls are all fuming that Shawntel is there and participating in their rose ceremony. As the names are called the drama builds and emotions are high. As each name is called that doesn't belong to Erika, she looks sicker and sicker. Finally, Ben is about to hand out the final rose and begins to give a little speech to the girls. There are three girls left: Erika, Jaclyn, and Shawntel. Suddenly, Erika falls to the ground and basically passes out. The producers run to the scene and clear out all the other girls while they give Erika some water and time. After Erika pulls it together, Ben continues his speech. Ben tells the girls that the final rose will go to no one tonight (I LOVE it when they make their own rules, although I know it has to piss of our fave host, Chris Harrison). The girls are SHOCKED. Erika sits down fighting passing out again and Jaclyn runs out of the room sobbing. Shawntel just gets angry and gives Ben a short goodbye. Shawntel walks out emotional and embarrassed. I think that Ben did the right thing with not giving the rose to Shawntel. I also commend him for not giving out the final rose because he didn't want to waste any girl's time he didn't feel a real connection with.
Here's what we have to look forward to next week: The girls and Ben conquer Utah, a potential unexpected elimination, and Courtney finally gets ganged up on by the other girls (can't wait)! Have a fantastic week girls!
IN:
-Lindzi
-Rachel
-Emily
-Courtney
-Kacie B.
-Elyse
-Jamie
-Jennifer
-Casey S.
-Blakely
-Monica
-Nicki
-Samantha
OUT:
-Jaclyn
-Erika
-Shawntel
-Brittney (by choice)
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