‘The Bachelorette’ recap: Dirty little secret

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It’s week 8 of The Bachelorette and the jig is finally up. The cat is out of the bag. The beans have been spilled. All has been revealed. The whistle has been blown (not a euphemism). The veil has been drawn. The skeleton has been drug out of the closet and inspected with an inordinate amount of S-I-L-E-N-C-E.

In other words—Kailtyn finally told Gosling that she had relations with Nick. That should buy him five years on the couch.

And to make matters worse, the super romantic row boat date went to Peter Brady. If Gosling sticks around after all of this injustice, he deserves to get the girl.

On to the recap!

ONE-ON-ONE DATE
Peter Brady

Peter hops in a boat with Kaitlyn and rows her all the way to an island. Thankfully, several flocks of geese were not resting on the water during a winter migration. Peter gracefully navigates the boat as Kaitlyn broods about her failed relationship with Cupcake. Peter allows Kaitlyn to express her emotions on the water, but when they reach land, all bets are off. It takes two to frolic among the enchanting deer (kudos ABC Intern) and play hide-n-seek among Irish ruins.

Kaitlyn tells Peter that he “seems like husband material.” She follows that charming compliment by fishing for one of her own.

Kait: Do you think I’m wife material?
Peter: You killed the physical attraction part. And I feel joy and hope when I’m around you. What are you looking for in a husband?

Kait: Well, sometimes I’m hard to deal with. I’m looking for someone who won’t give up on me.
Peter: I didn’t know that was an option.
Lincee: That’s sweet Pete. But will you feel the same when she eventually tells you that she and Nick saw each other out of their skinny jeans?

That night, Peter looks extremely handsome in his maroon sweater and grey pants. He escorts Kaitlyn to the fireplace where they load up on whiskey and reminisce about how the day had been just like any other normal day in their lives. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought the same thing when exploring an ancient castle on a deserted island.

Then Peter takes the conversation to a deeper level. He shares with Kaitlyn that sometimes he feels unlovable because of how his relationship ended with an ex-girlfriend. Call me crazy, but I felt very defensive at that moment. How dare someone force Peter to come to such a ridiculous conclusion. YOU ARE TOTALLY LOVABLE PETER!

Kaitlyn feels the same as I do. In fact, she calls him a big old dummy for adopting such nonsense. Then she tells him that she is falling in love with him. He smiles and tells her that he is falling for her too. This segues nicely into a conversation about fantasy dates. Peter assures Kaitlyn that the stigma and pressure that overnight dates have to be physical should not be a concern. He’s way more interested in talking all night.

Kaitlyn interprets this information with a strange filter. Instead of concluding that Peter is a gentleman who respects her reputation, as well as his own, Kaitlyn flat out asks him if he is a virgin.

I suddenly found myself falling into the four stages of horror. My eyes widened in shock. My voice issued forth a weird noise that can only be described as the sound one makes when almost swallowing her own tongue. I wedged myself behind the couch cushion so deep that I found a few M&Ms to snack on. And I shoved my fingers into my ears as I rocked back and forth singing the lyrics of “Good Time Music.”

By the time I crawled out from the crevices of the couch, I learned that Peter is not a virgin and watched as Kentucky Joe, Gosling, Nick and Jared tried to educate each other on the phrase “running amok.” Apparently, that’s what KJ, Gos and Nick will be doing with Kaitlyn on their upcoming group date.

Once the ABC Intern transports the deer from the island back to the main castle, the group date participants settle on lawn furniture for a nice chat in freezing temperatures. Gosling is the first to steal Kaitlyn away. They agree that their last exchange at the previous cocktail party (the one about taking a step back) was stupid. They kiss and make up. We are led to believe that Kaitlyn is about to drop the panty bomb on Gosling when Nick arrives to steal her away.

Nick and Kaitlyn share a flannel blanket while sitting on a tiny log. She mumbles something about “the other night” and Nick mumbles something about “falling in love.” I yell something about, “GET YOUR HAND OFF YOUR MOUTH” and “CAN WE GET SOME SUB-TITLES OVER HERE?” Nick asks how she feels about their union. She asks how Nick feels about keeping secrets. No one asks me how I feel about Nick’s hoodie/leather jacket combo. It was unsettling for us all, to say the least.

After gallantly asking to please wipe Kaitlyn’s lip gloss from Gosling’s upper lip, Kentucky Joe finds a quaint little bench tucked away in a garden. Since this is his fifth group date and he has yet to secure a one-on-one, Kentucky Joe holds nothing back. When Kaitlyn asks him if he’s ready to be engaged to her, he answers with a slow, yet aggressive kiss that involved lots of tongue. I mean lots of tongue.

KJ intersperses the kiss with promises to embrace her just like this for the next 60 years of their lives. Kaitlyn’s head drops and he loses eye contact.

Uh oh.

Kentucky Joe presses his forehead against hers because it would be awkward to have to squat down in front of the bench and kiss her from below. Kaitlyn launches into a prepared speech that begins with, “I want to be brutally honest with you.”

Read the signs Joe. Back away from the gloss-less lips.

Kaitlyn hems and haws forever. I shout, “RIP THE BAND-AID.” Kentucky takes an equally direct, yet softer approach.

KJ: What are you trying to say Kaitlyn?
Kait: We are on different pages.
KJ: That’s cool.

Oh dear.

Now it’s Kentucky Joe’s turn to not make contact. His face is cold, distant and full of embarrassment. Naturally Kaitlyn wants to process through the moment and evaluate the overwhelming fusillade of feelings. But Kentucky Joe clings to a handful of interjections.

Kait: I needed you to put yourself out there.
KJ: Cool. No problem. I get it. I’m not upset.

Kait: I would be upset.
KJ: It’s cool. No problem.

I’m confident we were one exchange away from a whimsical “Hakuna Matata” when Kaitlyn rattles Kentucky Joe’s cage by asking for a so long hug. He shrugs and leans in for the kind of embrace your mom made you give a complete stranger when you were a kid. Kaitlyn becomes offended. Joe tells her he has nothing to say. When she challenges him, he asks, “What am I supposed to do?”

I have a theory. I completely believe that Kentucky Joe was legitimately asking Kaitlyn what he was physically supposed to do at that moment. She just said goodbye. This isn’t a rose ceremony. He’s at a castle in the middle of Ireland and she’s about to ditch him for a intruder with odd side parts and a guy who doodles K+G in a notebook. Is there a rejection limo somewhere? Should he hop a rainbow and use it as a slide to get back home? Will there be time to stop at the Guinness Museum before heading to the airport?

Kaitlyn strokes her saber-tooth tiger tusk necklace as she makes her way back to her number one and number two guys. She explains that she sent Joe home and doesn’t really feel like handing out a rose at that moment. However, she does feel like playing her own version of the game by requesting some alone time with Gosling.

Here’s what I think is happening. Kaitlyn likes Gosling. She wants to legitimately tell him the story about she and Nick doing the nasty BEFORE her overnight date. But, she also knows that Gosling may walk upon hearing the lovely news. Therefore, she’s not going to waste a rose on Gosling just in case he bolts. Am I right?

Gosling settles on the couch in his pink button down. It compliments her white snake skin skirt—a symbol of the two directions this conversation may go… “Is This Love” or “Here I Go Again (On My Own).”

Google it kids. That was a solid 80s reference.

Kaitlyn preps the big reveal for 10 minutes before finally admitting that her one-on-one date with Nick went too far. Gosling stares at her. Afraid that he didn’t quite get the gist of her previous statement, she follows up with a blunt, “We had sex.”

So…much…silence. SO MUCH SILENCE! I walked away, made myself a sandwich, ate a pickle, did some sit-ups, checked my email, wrote an article for a publication, came back to the TV just as Gosling uttered his first question: “Do you regret it?”

Kaitlyn tells him that she felt guilty, which is the exact opposite of what she told America as she Mesnicked on her balcony the morning after with Nick. She was worried about what it would do to their relationship. She wanted to be honest before they forwent together in their own fantasy suite.

Gosling wisely takes a moment to regroup in the bathroom. Kaitlyn nervously strokes her warthog tusk statement ring, waiting for his return. Gosling comes back and thanks Kaitlyn for being honest with him. He admits that he is upset that she went too far with “that guy,” but in the end, she’s the only thing he wants out of this hellish adventure. He’s going to man up, deal with it and move on.

I’m sorry. Did I just hear that correctly? Someone has handled a difficult situation with maturity on The Bachelorette? Is that true or do I need to cut wheat out of my diet?

Gosling returns to the Irish version of the dude mansion where Jared and Nick are anxiously awaiting to see if he has a rose. I assume Peter was showering upstairs. Nick is happy to see that Gosling did NOT get a rose. He proceeds to wax on about how confident he is that he will be going through to the next round. I wanted Gosling to punch him. That did not happen.

ROSE CEREMONY
It’s a new day. Gosling thought about his dilemma and he has now decided that he doesn’t know if he’s going to accept Kaitlyn’s rose. Let’s all pause while I roll my eyes at this obvious falsehood. He makes extra sure to tell the camera that his alone time at the cocktail party with Kaitlyn is extremely important. I was not at all surprised when Harrison announces that there would be no cocktail party, but everyone is welcome to seek him out later to tell him how hot he looks in purple.

Kaitlyn arrives dressed as Disco Ball Barbie. Her first rose goes to Gosling. Instead of accepting, he asks to speak privately with her in the next room. He just needs a few minutes for her to explain why she would choose “that guy” of all people to give her an Irish stamp in her passport. Instead of blaming it on the alcohol, Kaitlyn is firm. Gosling must allow her to explore other relationships. And if that means letting Nick pluck her four-leaf clover, so be it. PS: He has to trust her.

TAKE TWO
Kaitlyn asks Gosling, again, if he would accept her rose. He waits the appropriate amount of time for dramatic effect and then answers, “Absolutely.”

Then Kaitlyn gives a rose to PETER BRADY and I shout for joy! I totally though it could only be Jared, but I was wrong. And now Peter has a great chance at landing the next bachelor gig. I have to decide if I’m happy about this or not…

Nick gets the last rose and Jared is left standing in his one o’clock shadow. Kaitlyn walks him out. He offers her his jacket and she begins bawling into his shoulder. This is the rejection where the rose giver always questions his or her decisions. They say their goodbyes and Jared sheds a few tears in the rejection limo.

Never fear Jared. Be on the lookout for a girl who is taking classes at the local Rhode Island community college and waiting tables at your restaurant. Or you can wait and see what’s in store for you on Bachelor Paradise.

FANTASY DATE ONE
Nick

Side note: I wish the show ended with rose ceremonies. The end.

Kaitlyn greets Nick with a warm hug in his fuzzy sweater with wooden toggles. The sweater may be billowy, but the pants are still tight. He takes her to a cathedral, because that’s what they do. He tells her that his parents actually met in church. Kaitlyn feels a spiritual connection. I’m pretty sure it’s because this is the first actual conversation they have ever had.

They hit a bar, because that’s what they do, and mingle with the locals. And by mingle I mean make fun of their accents. We all learn a new word—craic. It means “to have a good time.” Kaitlyn decides that the best place to craic is in an old remodeled jail.

When Nick gets serious, a storm rolls in, foreshadowing the conversation. We’re not sure if it was an actual weather phenomenon or if the ABC Intern was pouring water outside the window while shaking a thunder tube made of a Pringles can and spare marbles. In a nutshell, Nick wants Kaitlyn to know that someone in the house brags about his country music industry friends and their less-than-respectful ways. Kaitlyn doesn’t even hide her eye roll. She demands to know who it is and Nick takes great pride in telling her that it’s Gosling.

Kaitlyn is clearly annoyed. Especially when Nick tells her that “everyone” thinks Gosling is the frontrunner, even though he already bought the milk and not the cow.

Does that expression make sense here? I’m running out of options…

Nick adjusts his new statement bracelets which compliment his promise ring. He prepares himself for a Gosling bashing, yet it does not come. Kaitlyn could care less. She’d rather fast forward to the good part where she gets to prank Nick into thinking they are forgoing on a couple of cots in one of the jail cells.

After Nick reads the recycled forgo card from his season with Andi’s name crossed out, Kaitlyn takes him to a fancy resort. Nick tells the camera that he’s happy to craic wherever—in the creepy jail cell, outside in the fake rain, in a resort—he’s just ready to do this.

Nice.

Kaitlyn and Nick settle in on the bed. The camera zooms in where Kaitlyn’s butt cheeks are basically hanging out of her her short mini dress. Nick gets up to close the door, and the next time we see the lovely couple, they are sharing a plate of bacon the morning after.

Cut to Gosling pacing back and forth later that day. He finally calls the front desk, asking for Nick’s room. The producers instruct Nick to pretend to watch TV for a moment while Gosling makes his way over. They exchange pleasantries when Gosling barges through the door. Fifteen seconds later, Gosling verbally attacks Nick. He thinks Nick is cocky, arrogant, manipulative and not there for the right reasons (right reasons.) Nick tries to defend himself, but Gosling remains steady. Just as I start chanting, “FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!” the camera fades to black and the annoying “to be continued” pops up onto the screen.

In other news, Britt and Brady are going to give the long distance thing a try! Raise your hand if you care.

Also, I have determined that when a contestant’s melt down is severe enough to sit on the ground and grieve, we have what IHGB will call “Cupcake’s Irish Mesnick.”

You are welcome.

What was my favorite part of the night? Well I’m glad you asked.

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Tonni
Tonni
July 7, 2015 1:35 pm

I got to thinking last night while watching. The previous three episodes have all been in Ireland. The reason they haven’t traveled to other destinations is because they exceeded the alcohol budget. They drink more than any other season! There’s no more money for travel expenses!

Russ
Russ
July 7, 2015 1:50 pm
Reply to  Tonni

Can you imagine being stuck with those people sober?!! They drink because they have to.

Karen
Karen
July 7, 2015 2:24 pm
Reply to  Tonni

I couldn’t agree more. Did you see how many empty glasse were on the table during Kaitlyn & Nick’s date? Sheesh. And that was only one small portion of the day. Where do these people find their stamina? And how are they not stumbling into the fantasy suite by the end of the night? No wonder this show is rampant with wrong reasons, clouded judgment, and misguided decisions!

Cassie
Cassie
July 7, 2015 4:47 pm
Reply to  Karen

It was only 3 glasses each and they were small pours of beer. While I don’t doubt they drink a fair amount, that was pretty typical for a pub visit.

loves waves
loves waves
July 10, 2015 2:55 pm
Reply to  Karen

Actually the customs in Ireland pubs are a bit different — the standard is to leave the empty glasses on the table and quite often the size of the glass is no indication of how much is poured into it. Indeed, it’s rather quite regular to see a 12 oz. glass served with a single shot of something — unlike Mexico, where shots are served in tiny glasses!

Having said that, were I a participant on this show I’d try to stay scuttered just to endure the boredom and the absurdity!

Stacy thompson
Stacy thompson
July 8, 2015 7:20 am
Reply to  Tonni

Haha that’s what my 18 yr old daughter said! Mom, they drink so much on this show. I had no response but, yeah I guess they do.

Crystal
Crystal
July 7, 2015 1:47 pm

I literally played Kartrashians ugly cry face over and over! It was my favorite part of the episode, too!

Ann
Ann
July 7, 2015 1:48 pm

You forgot, “I’m so tense I can’t even piss”!

Vicki
Vicki
July 7, 2015 2:07 pm
Reply to  Ann

Yes, I heard that too, and wondered if there would be a comment about that. Sheesh.

Cindy S.
Cindy S.
July 7, 2015 2:37 pm
Reply to  Ann

YES!! I heard that as well and said ‘TOO MUCH INFORMATION’!!

Tara
Tara
July 7, 2015 4:06 pm
Reply to  Ann

That was awful. He could’ve used any other word (if he had to mention it at all). “Piss” was trashy and turned me right off.

Ann
Ann
July 7, 2015 5:07 pm
Reply to  Tara

This is why he and Kaitlyn are perfect for each other. They really are. It is so obvious that Peter Brady so far outclasses her, but Gosling is the only one who makes sense for her in the long run!

Meghan
Meghan
July 12, 2015 8:14 am
Reply to  Lincee

Oh yes. It was a voice we heard from the closed door of the bathroom. There were even subtitles!!

Leslie
Leslie
July 7, 2015 1:52 pm

Lincee, you nailed it (no euphemism intended). LOL. I might have just cut and pasted the opening paragraph and taunted my daughter with it since your blog is blocked at her job.

jo
jo
July 7, 2015 1:53 pm

Eliminating wheat…one o’clock shadow…freaking hilarious! You’re the only reason to watch this ridiculous show.

I think she’ll choose Gosling but I don’t think it will last (duh). I don’t agree with her attitude/actions this season but I’m not going to bash her either. Mostly, I find her interactions with the guys to be so surface-level. I don’t believe she wants committed marriage yet.

I do hope that Peter Brady is next bachelor!

Julie
Julie
July 7, 2015 1:54 pm

YES, Lincee. That was one of my favorite parts of the night, too (the Ashley I-lashes clip from Bachelor in Paradise). Cannot WAIT for that train wreck to start next month!

I made a mental note last night to see if anyone else in the IHGB community (IHGB Nation? Do we have a name? If not, I think we need one!) was impressed with the way Gosling handled the news about Kaitlyn and Nick. I, too, thought he handled it very maturely and rationally. Though, if Nick’s story about him bragging about being “Eskimo brothers” with a country star is true, I guess that maturity is called into question… I find it hard to trust anything that comes out of Nick’s mouth, frankly. He makes me twitch, and not in a good way.

Also making me twitch (in a not good way) was Kaitlyn asking Peter Brady if he was a virgin. I’d have crawled behind a couch cushion FO SHO, if I wasn’t in the kitchen at that particular moment. I did rewind it when I got back to the couch, to make sure I hadn’t missed anything that would have made it an appropriate question to ask (nope). I heart Peter Brady, and like you, Lincee, I can’t decide if the thought of him as the next Bachelor makes me happy or sad. I think I like him too much to wish that on him!

Hmm
Hmm
July 7, 2015 2:29 pm
Reply to  Julie

I honestly think Nick was making that stuff up about Gosling. He has SEVERAL tells when he’s lying. He would be a horrible poker player.

Also, none of the other guys has much of a problem with Shawn. Plenty have has issues with Nick. And they have reason to be jealous of both of them. Yet nobody else has trash-talked Shawn.

I like Kaitlyn, I really do, I just don’t understand how she could be so utterly stupid about this Nick situation. I don’t judge her for sleeping with someone she’s dating. I just cringe because she’s ignoring all the red flags.

Erin
Erin
July 7, 2015 4:28 pm
Reply to  Hmm

Agreed – people cover their mouth when they lie, right? Nick was doing it the whole episode.

Okay, Gosling handled the pretty well, but overall he’s turning out to be a really needy person, isn’t he? Do he and Kaitlyn ever have fun and actually enjoy being around each other? At least it seems like she has fun with Nick. But for the past several weeks, every time she & Gosling are together it’s like all the fun & energy is sucked out of the room.

Peter Brady for Bachleor! He is so cute!

Erin
Erin
July 7, 2015 6:23 pm
Reply to  Hmm

I agree, Hmm, about liking Kaitlyn and not judging her. I wish people wouldn’t trash talk her so much. However, what I’m disappointed with is how that decision has really derailed the season, and negatively impacted really every relationship. 🙁 It’s ok to sleep with someone you are dating, but in this situation it seems disrespectful to the other men, which I think is why she has said both that she doesn’t feel guilty about the act but that she also really does feel guilty. I was also super uncomfortable watching *that* date and watching her have to keep talking about it. This season I miss Kaitlyn’s wit and lightheartedness from Farmer’s season, and at the same time wish that the early dates weren’t so stupid. I don’t feel like we saw her getting to know the men and connecting with them with all the competition dates.
I love Lincee’s recaps! I like the “Irish stamp in her passport” line and “Cupcake’s Irish Mesnick!” Hahahaha! Poor Cupcake. When he watches it back he’ll realize the writing was on the wall, along with Kentucky Joe.

Erin the second
Erin the second
July 7, 2015 6:27 pm
Reply to  Erin

Haha the first Erin who replied is different from the second, who is me, and I agree with first Erin about not enjoying Gosling anymore. Very needy and not able to develop his relationship with Kaitlyn. He’s gettint to be uncomfortable to watch too, and is imploding. I think he’s lost it and Kaitlyn chooses Nick.

Tara
Tara
July 7, 2015 4:09 pm
Reply to  Julie

I agree with most of what you said, Julie. Shawn was mature and appropriate…with Kaitlyn. That whole showdown in Nick’s room was ridiculous and unnecessary. How did he expect Nick to respond to that beatdown? Nick responded the only way he knows how: with a smarmy look on his face. I think Nick is a jerk, but I’m no longer impressed with Shawn at all.

ricksterb
ricksterb
July 7, 2015 4:15 pm
Reply to  Tara

I’m quite sure that the Showcase Showdown in Nick’s room was producer-inflicted. (probably at the suggestion of the ABC intern.)

amy a
amy a
July 7, 2015 7:28 pm
Reply to  Julie

We’re bean-ers.

Joycee
Joycee
July 8, 2015 2:09 pm
Reply to  Julie

I vote for IHGB Nation, most definitively!

Leslie
Leslie
July 7, 2015 1:55 pm

I can’t read any more before saying this is my favorite line: We’re not sure if it was an actual weather phenomenon or if the ABC Intern was pouring water outside the window while shaking a thunder tube made of a Pringles can and spare marbles..

And, as soon as I saw that shot of Ashley crying I though of you Lincee. Immediately! Bring on Bachelor in Paradise.

And I am not raising my hand.

I love you and your recaps 🙂

Erin the second
Erin the second
July 7, 2015 6:29 pm
Reply to  Leslie

Love that line too!

Cami
Cami
July 7, 2015 1:57 pm

So after the Britt and Brady talk about the new phase of their relationship, my Dad says, “They have a name for this new phase. It’s called…the end.” Lol!

Laura Jean
Laura Jean
July 7, 2015 2:16 pm
Reply to  Cami

Funny!

Susan
Susan
July 7, 2015 3:12 pm
Reply to  Cami

LOL – it’s great to have a funny Dad!

Tara
Tara
July 7, 2015 4:10 pm
Reply to  Cami

I wish there was a “like” button for this comment!

UALass
UALass
July 7, 2015 6:23 pm
Reply to  Tara

ditto the like button, definitely need one. Love the recap, so funny. So many fav lines. Buy, I just can’t take Gosling. He looks like he is going to explode every episode and I wish he would. Who gave him the power? No one. Arrogant for sure.

Harris
Harris
July 9, 2015 4:11 pm
Reply to  UALass

I actually pictured his head literally exploding at one point like in the movie Scanners

Sheesh
Sheesh
July 7, 2015 7:39 pm
Reply to  Cami

Hilarious! That looked like the end to me too.

babs
babs
July 7, 2015 10:15 pm
Reply to  Sheesh

I love that your dad watches the show with you!

ricksterB
ricksterB
July 7, 2015 2:02 pm

Favorite line: The whistle has been blown (not a euphemism).

Kudos, Lincee! Your recaps are getting better and better.

Also, as for “Cupcake’s Irish Mesnick” … didn’t Ali do one of these when she was deciding whether or not to quit Pilot Jake (not a Bareback Mtn reference)?

A in Spain
A in Spain
July 8, 2015 1:34 pm
Reply to  ricksterB

Yes I remember her sitting in the hotel hallway, sobbing into her hands, before she left!

Cheryl
Cheryl
July 7, 2015 2:12 pm

Great recap but my favorite line in the show wasn’t even mentioned…when Gosling was in the bathroom and said he was “so stressed that he couldn’t even piss”. Poor guy! I feel Nick and Kaitlyn are perfect for each other.

Vicki
Vicki
July 7, 2015 2:12 pm

I was just wondering why Kaitlin felt Gosling was worthy of knowing “the truth,” but not Peter Brady. Maybe she has been instructed not to rock the boat until they can get him signed for the next Bachelor. Although, like Lincee, I’m not sure how I feel about that. I prefer to remember him the way he is now, before the producers turn him into someone annoying.

Laura Jean
Laura Jean
July 7, 2015 2:12 pm

Well, this was a great recap. It was funny as usual but even more cunning! I don’t know if I’m using that word correctly right now, but oh well.

Thoughts:
– First off, YES! Rose ceremonies belong at the end. There is no anticipation for the viewer in what’s going to happen in one-on-ones and group dates. There IS anticipation in rose ceremonies and rejection limo exits and “WE’RE GOING TO BERMUDA NEXT WEEK!!!”-type announcements.

– Personally, I think Gosling should have taken the only road he’s ever known and headed out of town, but that’s his deal I guess. Perhaps he’s not the drifter who was born to walk alone, and it’s very obvious that he’s still trying to make up his mind. Here he goes again.

– When I clicked on the link for the Brady Bunch song, the first thing I saw was Greg Brady’s thrusting to the good time music. The director knew what he was doing even back then! Man, how about that inadvertent (or perhaps purposefully advertent?) reference to the current Peter Brady’s approach to love an all things related.

– Has any other Bachelorette (or Bachelor) ever told a contestant that she/he was falling in love with him/her before the other one did? Also, did Kaitlyn tell him about her and Nick?

– Here’s a fun fact: the local ABC station decided to show the Cubs v. Cardinals game last night instead of one of the most highly anticipated shows of this season. It was co-currently showing on cable. In some ways I was ok with that.

– She said she’s falling in love with Peter, more-or-less said it with Gosling, but has she said it to Nick? Is the lust fading, as Ashley S. prophesied?

– Some of these guys indeed gotten the milk before buying the cow (physically and/or emotionally), and I appreciate the agrarian reference. Kaitlyn apparently said she may end up alone after this (per ABC twitter), and I wish she would understand the value in making her future husband wait for the grand steak feast instead of having a never-ending, and eventually discard-able, hamburger buffet. Admittedly, there is a lot of food metaphor there.

Laura Jean
Laura Jean
July 7, 2015 2:13 pm
Reply to  Laura Jean

By “him” in the 4th though (I have many thoughts), I meant Peter/Ben H.

Tracy
Tracy
July 7, 2015 2:14 pm

Tuesday mornings leave me waiting on the edge of my seat for your recaps. None of my friends watch the show so I am left alone to process till you chime in. I need to say THANK YOU!! You help me sort through the madness!!! LOL
Maybe Peter Brady will come in for the win while the other two are busy duking it out.
I am with you with the show ending with the rose ceremony!! I stepped away for a minute last night and came back confused because they were showing the overnight date with Nick. I wasn’t sure if I missed the other two or what was going on!

Rolo Tomasi
Rolo Tomasi
July 7, 2015 2:15 pm

The year is exceedingly boring (or maybe just exceedingly bad) when the focus is on the Bachelorette having to tell other contestants she did the deed with a bachelor. This didn’t happen last year when Chris had his early season hookup with Britt. or any season previously with any of the many names I’ve forgotten. You know there is little to offer when this becomes a thing. Kaitlyn isn’t interesting and the suitors aren’t particularly intriguing either – so you build a tension point.

Did anyone else think Peter was going to take the rowboat into the rock? Was anyone else slightly hoping for it to happen?

I could be loco but Gosling is becoming one of the bigger diva’s in the history of the franchise. Even if it is drama creation being force fed to him by producers in the end. And why does he have a slight southern drawl despite being from CT?

Pass the whiskey – this show needs all it can imbibe as do the viewers.

Karen
Karen
July 7, 2015 2:16 pm

I felt for Joe-tucky. Most awkward breakup ever. But really, poor guy doesn’t realize that the laws of nature make it impossible to fall in love if you haven’t even had a 1-on-1 date yet. We all know it takes a solid 2 or 3 dates in bachelor nation.

My favorite part of this recap was about having to cut wheat out of your diet. Ha! While I think this season is a complete train wreck, I kind of like the honesty in which they’re all handling these awkward/unnatural situations. Yay for flawed humanity!!

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