It's true. I have a problem.
The Bachelor/Bachelorette is easily the worst show on television. Sappy and salacious. Entirely unrealistic. Be that as it may, I find myself inexplicably sucked in whenever I watch it. Why must this be? What powers does this show hold over me? Why do I really care to watch these poor people make fools of themselves?
I have no clue. Oh well. This week's episode was particularly eventful...and tearful. Last week, someone let it slip to Jillian that there were some guys who are there for the "wrong reasons." He even mentioned that some people have girlfriends back home. Although he couldn't produce any names. So, Jillian addressed the men before the rose ceremony and asked that if anyone had a girlfriend or was here for the "wrong reasons" (I cannot emphasize enough how annoying that phrase has now become...) then they should speak up. In front of 10 other guys. Who would all kick their ass. On national television. What a shocker, then, that nobody spoke up.
This week, Jillian decided to take a more individual approach, and ask the boys about their "reasons" while on the one-on-one/group dates. Well, what a surprise, everyone insisted that they were there for the "right reasons." Can't say Jillian's method of interrogation was all that effective. The real letdown of the episode was when big-bulky-hunky-Ed decided that he had to leave the show. He got a call from his boss who gave him an ultimatum, and Ed decided his career couldn't be jeopardized. Jillian was upset. More upset than she thought she would be. More tears. More second-guessing herself.
I have to say, Ed made the right choice. His decision was mature and responsible, truly characteristic of an adult...which is something you don't expect to see on this show. His leaving only bumps him up higher on my bachelor-ranking.
This season so far we've had a possible gay guy, a scary rageaholic, a kid with a slightly alarming foot fetish, and a musician with a CD coming out that, allegedly, is NOT on the show for publicity...
If that's not drama, I don't know what is.
Maybe the thing that draws me into this awful excuse for a television show is the hope that one of these pathetic couples will actually make it. You know, like Trista and Ryan--pioneers of the idea of a lasting relationship engendered from this franchise. I watched Trista and Ryan from the beginning: I saw them fall in love, I watched their wedding mini-series...and now they are the parents of two children, 6 years later! I feel proud of them. And now I hope someone else will be so lucky...although now that Ed is gone, the prognosis for this season does not look good. The remaining group of guys is rife with weirdos. I hope Jillian pulls a Jen Schefft and rejects both of the final two men.
P.S. Did I really just blog about The Bachelorette? So sad...
Yes, you did.
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