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The Bachelorette Season 16 Episode 9 – 5 Things

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A pretty solid week of The Bachelorette. A few duds got sent home and on the other end of the spectrum, a few L words were floated around.

First off we have to talk about Ben. He’s been a front runner all season long and this week has to launch him into the final two. He really opened up to Tayshia, revealing that he attempted to kill himself on two separate occasions and that he probably wouldn’t be alive if it wasn’t for his sister. I really hope that Ben was watching this episode with her so that they were together when she found out just how much she actually did save him. On top of all that we got a little snippet of Tayshia saying she was truly in love with Ben.

Next up we’ve got the lie detector date, specifically Zac on the lie detector date. We’ve been teased all week long about Zac admitting to cheating in the past and were teased about all the drama surrounding it. Well turns out Zac french kissed a girl at a bowl-a-rama in grade six… Yeah not nearly as bad as we were led to believe. Zac and Tayshia also both say they are falling in love with each other and I think we have out final two in place.

Third and fourth on this week’s list is Bennett. He gets sent home on the 2 on 1 and then at the end of the episode comes back. Feels like this is becoming a Bachelor tradition. You know I’m just completely over Bennett. He was cute at the start of the season but his gimmicks quit working on me. He’s been acting high and mighty all season long when really he was the ringleader behind almost all the drama this season. I am over it.

Fifth on this weeks list is that absolute dud of a cocktail party. How did we get this deep into the season and wind up sending home three guys that weren’t even a remote factor for either Bachelorette. Like we are just a few weeks from the end of the show, Demar, Ed and Spencer get sent home after not having any meaningful time with Tayshia for weeks. This is one rose ceremony before Tayshia decides on who goes to hometowns. Oh well, now we can focus on Ben and Zac even more.

5 Things – The Bachelorette Season 16 Episode 8

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Two one on one’s, one two on one, let’s get into 5 things from this week of The Bachelorette.

First up let’s get to the drama, Noah vs Bennett. Bennett has very quickly turned himself from hero to villain this season. His constant condescension and general pompous attitude has landed him on a two on one date alongside Noah. To make the situation even worse, Bennett brings Noah a gift, including a book about emotional intelligence… I’m sensing a Taylor and Bennett connection on paradise!

Second we’ve got Ben pulling his dick out and making Tayshia cry. Not the reaction I look for whenever I pull my dick out but hey it kind of worked for Ben as he winds up getting the group rose.

Third we’ve got the Eazy one on one date. Tayshia constantly running away from Eazy was foreshadowing for what was to come. Him throwing the hail Mary “I’m falling for you” did not go well as we see Eazy head out the door.

Fourth we’ve got a date that actually went well, Zac and all his sneakers. This is probably the best one on one we’ve seen this season. They had a fun wedding photo shoot, where I’m pretty sure Zac had new sneakers for every outfit. And on top of that we still got an intimate evening together that was capped off with a ferris wheel ride. Zac delved into his rocky past and Tayshia is really into him right now, he’s destined for final four.

Lastly I just want to say that I appreciated the improvement in date quality this week. We’ve had some low budget dates this season and finally there was a week that I didn’t spend at least part of the episode complaining about a game of splash ball or something. Please keep making these dates better!

The Bachelorette Season 16 Episode 7 Recap and Thoughts

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Our bizarre season of The Bachelorette plows forward this week. Tayshia sends four men home and sets up some drama for next week.

I gotta point out once again how bad these dates are this season. We saw a floor is lava date and a truth or dare date. Can’t we get a few people on production to put together something nice for a change? I don’t want to see people playing children’s games anymore.

Winners this week were Ivan. Zac and Ben. I’d say all three took big steps forward while most of our other men remained stagnant or took steps back. I feel like those three are emerging as the front runners and really stand apart from the majority of the pack.

Guys like Brendan and Spencer are fading back a little bit after having a good showing earlier. Not sure where they stand but with how little screen time they saw this week, especially Spencer, I don’t like their chances.

Drama is brewing for next week Between Noah and Bennett. Looks like they will be heading on a 2 on 1 date and I won’t be surprised if both get sent packing.

The Bachelorette Season 16 Week 6 Recap

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As we all slowly erase Clare from our memories, it’s time to dive into the second week of Tayshia’s reign as the Bachelorette.

We got two group date and a rose ceremony tonight. There was some drama brewing between Ed and Chasen all night that is likely to bleed further into the season.

Let’s start out with the first group date where we tried to determine who was the most grown ass man. Not sure who designed this test but it felt pretty flawed to me, apparently in The Bachelorette, requirements to be a grown ass man include: Answering basic spelling and math questions, winning a tug of war and finally being able to cook breakfast. Have any of you ever put a date through a math quiz to determine if they would be a good partner? Yeah I didn’t think so. Bennett is the star of the first half of this date after failing horribly at math and spelling, completely skipping the tug of war and then cooking an amazing breakfast for Tayshia. So I guess totally failing at 2/3 tasks makes you a grown ass man.

At the cocktail party Ben and Ivan stood out to me as the ones getting closest with Tayshia. Really the rest of the guys were almost absent from this part of the date outside of Ed and Chasen starting up their feud. Highlights of the feud included Ed saying “He called my legs chicken legs” and Chasen saying “it’s actually a large bro” both were equally amazing moments.

Onto the rose ceremony! Three guys get sent home, Montell, Peter and Jay. I’m not even sure if Peter and Montell got any screen time this entire season. They won’t be missed.

So now we start up a new week and head out on a group date. This was a terrible date where the producers decided it would be a great idea to have the men full on wrestling with each other. Yes great idea let’s put all the men in direct combat with each other, especially the ones that already are fighting with each other. When it came time for Ed and Chasen to wrestle, I was a little angry. What a pathetic decision by the Bachelorette producers to put Ed in that position. “Oh hey Ed, remember that guy that was threatening you and in your face last night? Well we decided to let him beat the crap out of you.” I was very happy when Ed bowed out because no way he should have been forced into the situation.

After Ed drops out, Chris Harrison asks if anyone is willing to take his place and Noah happily hops the fence to join in on the action. After a spirited battle, where Chasen was way too aggressive once again, Noah gets asked to join the rest of the date so obviously he says yes. Then at the cocktail party, Tayshia asks Noah to shave his mustache and he once again says yes. All this leads to Tayshia finally asking Noah if he’d accept the group date rose and once again he says yes. That’s a pretty sweet ride towards getting a rose right there.

That’s it for this week. Looks like we will be getting a few more dates and a rose ceremony next week and also might see Tayshia put her foot down on any drama going on in the house.

The Bachelorette Season 16 Episode 5 Recap and Thoughts

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Who is ready for Tayshia? What a contrast from Clare, these two women feel like polar opposites. I loved Tayshia’s Energy tonight and can’t wait to watch her journey.

We opened up on Tayshia’s first night and got to watch her getting to know the guys. This definitely had a different feel to typical first nights as we didn’t get to see a long parade of introductions and instead jumped straight to conversations. Honestly I kind of liked it. Most of the normal introductions are a bit too cheesy for my tastes.

Tayshia did get to meet four new guys. The new guys were the stache, the disney prince, budget eazy and then some guy I don’t remember. The two that stood out the most to me were Noah aka the stache and Spencer aka the disney prince. I really enjoyed it when Spencer asked all the old guys who chased Clare off. Tayshia also liked Spencer as he ends up being the one to get the first impression rose.

Others who stood out night one were Ivan and Zac. I really thought Ivan was going to get the first rose and he’s definitely a front runner in my opinion.

Next up we go back to Clare and Dale for an interview rehashing everything we already knew about Clare and Dale. Okay back to more Tayshia.

Time for some dates! We start off with a group date and this group date felt very similar to other La Quinta group dates where it felt very cheap and that production was just winging it. Today’s date saw 10 guys playing splash ball. Yup 10 dudes in a pool playing basketball and pretending that’s a great date idea. It was pretty bad. Thankfully from here all 10 guys ended up getting some extra time with Tayshia. A few guys stood out on the date, Eazy, Spencer and Zac. Eazy gets the date rose, while Zac really started to build a great connection with Tayshia. We also got a bit of drama on the date when a few of the guys called out Spencer for his behavior so far. The guys feel like he’s a bit of a dick, all based on his initial comment about scaring off Clare. I don’t think this is going to go very far but hey we need a bit of drama right?

After the date we find out that Jason has decided to head home. He still has lingering feelings for Clare and doesn’t think he can get over them to give his all for Tayshia. I think this was a good decision and feel that Blake probably needs to do the same.

We end the night with Tayshia’s first one on one date of the season. Her and Brendan went on a very awkward horse ride around the resort, with Chris Harrison awkwardly interrupting at various points. From there we saw them make out in a pool for a while before heading to dinner. I really felt like these two started to form a very deep connection and Brendan has to immediately be a front runner for the season. I know we haven’t seen him much in the previews but hard to deny what we saw on their date.

That’s it for week 5 aka Tayshia’s first week. I’m very excited to watch her journey unfold!

Big Brother Season 22 Finale Recap and Thoughts

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It’s finally over! After tonight we never have to talk about this season ever again!

First off congrats to Cody, I’d say he was the most deserving of the win this year. He played a good game in all aspects of the competition and even though it was boring he always had himself positioned in the right spot. He never went on the block, won a ton of competitions and had a great social game. Hard to argue with anyone beating him in the final two.

Da’Vonne wins America’s favorite player. I honestly had no clue who was going to win this and was kind of hoping Janelle or Kaysar were going to pull out the win. That’s $25,000 for Da’Vonne to take home to her family.

Does anyone else think these prizes are a little bit stingy? $500,000 for the winner isn’t bad but $50,000 for 2nd and $25,000 for AFP seems pretty pathetic. Most of these people gave up 3 months of their lives and walk away with 5 minutes of fame (and a podcast?). For fill 3 months of primetime with three episodes a week, I’d like to see everyone walking away with a bit more cash in their pocket.

Alright that’s it for this season. Hopefully Season 23 is a little bit more interesting than this one was.

Married At First Sight Season 11 Decision Day Recap and Thoughts

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Decision Day on Married At First Sight and one couple hit us with a surprise decision.

Well lets go straight to the bombshell of the episode, Miles and Karen decided to stay married? Why? They have no romantic connection whatsoever, no physical connection whatsoever but yet they decide to stay married? There must be something we haven’t seen between them because I’m honestly shocked they are still married.

Next up we have two couples that also decided to stay together but actually seem like good couples. Amani and Woody were so happy to see each other and even had the experts crying as they expressed their love together. Bennett took his love even a step further as he revealed his tattoo of Amelia’s initials on his butt. So happy both these couples decided to stay together.

And then on the other side of things we had the two couples most doomed for failure. Olivia and Brett split six weeks ago so no surprises there. Brett did do a better job of actually participating in a conversation, something he wasn’t great at this season. Henry and Christina were just a terrible match, add to that the accusations that Henry was gay and this couple was headed to divorce.

Reunion episode next week and I’m interested to see if Miles and Karen are still together.

The Bachelorette Season 16 Episode 3 Recap and Thoughts

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Tonight on the Bachelorette DALE. And then later, MORE DALE.

I think we all have a pretty good idea of what’s going down on The Bachelorette this season. Clare has her eyes on one man and one man only. The further we get in the more it becomes clear that Clare and Dale are leaving together. And it all might happens sooner rather than later.

We opened the night with Yosef absolutely embarrassing and disgracing himself on national TV. Good job bud. Way to make your family and daughter proud of you. You know what would have been less disgraceful than what you just did? Playing strip dodge ball. Glad to see Yosef walk out the door, good riddance.

Next up we plunge head first into the Dale show. Even though we are heading on a group date, the focus is solely on one person. Dale pulls Clare early and they spend the first hour of the group date making out. Most of the other guys aren’t too pleased by this and are getting a bit pissed at Dale. As other guys start to get some time, the tension of the group date settles slightly until Dale “accidentally” walks in on Clare and Jay talking, Clare insists that she “talk” with Dale a bit more and soon they are making out once again. Chasen goes to interrupt a few minutes later and Dale has to do an awkward walk out of the room to hid his boner. Classic Dale! Needless to say Dale gets the group date rose to kick off our week of Dale!

Next up we have a one on one date with Zach J and Clare. The date does not go well and it takes about 10 seconds before Clare is wishing she was with Dale. Things get even worse after a botched kiss between the two and Zach starts agressively grabbing her neck to try and pull her back in for a redo. I really did not enjoy watching this whole sequence with Zach trying to force a kiss from Clare. Thankfully Clare puts an end to the date and sends Zach home.

Next up we have the second group date that goes 100% focused on Dale. What starts off as a light hearted roast, turns into everyone attempting to bash Dale. The guys thought it was funny but Clare most certainly did not appreciate it. From there the night does not go well for the guys as Clare wants them all to explain why they were bashing Dale and none of them can come up with any real answers for her. The jealous boys end up seeing Clare walk away, rose in hand soon after.

It looks like next week will be the big break down of the season. No dates were teased in the teaser and we caught our first glimpse of the next Bachelorette, Tayshia Adams. Expect fireworks in the near future.

Big Brother Season 22 October 22nd Recap and Thoughts

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Cody casts the sole vote to evict as we head into the final three. The season finale is on Wednesday so only a few days left before we crown a winner.

Christmas made a last ditch effort to sway Cody to take her to the final three but her pitch was just too little, too late. Cody sends Christmas packing to cement the final three of Cody, Enzo and Nicole.

No surprises here but one interesting thing is that Enzo should be guaranteed into the final two now. I just can’t see any reason Cody would take Nicole over Enzo and also no good reason why Nicole would choose Cody over Enzo. You gotta give yourself the best chance to win and I think that puts Enzo in a very nice position.

Bonus episode tomorrow night, most likely a season recap but we will have to see. Past that we have another episode on Monday and the two hour finale on Wednesday.

Married At First Sight Season 11 Episode 15 Recap and Thoughts

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A pretty wild week before we head into decision day next week. Two couples seem headed toward doom and two that were looking great left the episode with more questions than they answered.

I don’t even know where to start tonight. Lots to discuss about all four of the remaining couples and a lot to digest from tonights episode.

Might as well just dive right in with Amelia and Bennett. They’ve been amazing all season long but the definitely hit a strange issue tonight. Bennett was asking Amelia why she came on the show and Amelias answer was more or less that she thought it would be fun to be on a reality show. It almost seemed like it was just something to do before the next chapter in her life. A bad vibe to end on before heading into decision day.

I’d say we got a pretty clear picture of what decision day holds for Miles and Karen, they will not be staying together. After spending four loveless months together, it’s become clear that these two just don’t work together. They are clearly looking for something different from a partner than what they are receiving and I’m pretty sure Miles rejected a kiss from Karen as she left before decision day. The outlook is grim!

Another couple that is clearly going to say no on decision day is Christina and Henry. Henry has made up his mind and there is no redemption possible for these two. While it did seem like Christina kind of turned a corner tonight, her behavior this season has to make you question her sincerity in everything. Too little too late for this couple and I expect to see these two heading their separate ways next week.

Lastly we have Woody and Amani, who ended on a very bad note this week. I’ve been optimistic about this pair all season long but they haven’t been perfect by any stretch. The issue tonight happened right before the couple parted before decision day. Amani and Woody were talking about what was going to happen on decision day and they started talking about what would happen if Amani said no. Woody really spiraled out of control during the conversation and dug himself a huge hole. Combine that with them getting a very bad edit in the preview for next week and you have to start wondering if these two will be parting ways next week.

A lot going on this week and I’m really looking forward to decision day.