Ummmm terrible choice Jillian.
If you don't know what I'm alluding to, tonight was the season finale of The Bachelorette. Ed was the last man standing, the gold medal winner, numero uno, the victorious vanquisher...and I have to say I think that was the wrong move. You might remember several weeks ago that I was actually an Ed supporter. That was when he left the show to focus on his career. A smart move all around, in my book. Not because he was a bad person and I was glad to see him go...I just thought it showed a level of responsibility that we, as loyal ABC fans, are unaccustomed to seeing.
Well, two weeks later he decides to come back, and for me that's when things rapidly went downhill for Ed. He got more and more annoying every week and somehow he just gives off an insincere, I'm-just-caught-up-in-the hype-kind of vibe. I mean, he only knew her for what...4 or 5 weeks (since he was gone for a few) and spent what couldn't have been more than maybe a day's time total together with Jillian, and he was telling her he loves her?? While the other guys who spent way more time with her openly admitted that they just didn't move that fast, but they could see themselves falling in love with her SOMEday soon? And she prefers the fake out rather than the honesty? Oh dear. Jillian, the goal of this show is not to get a proposal at the end, it's to try to find love. There's a difference.
And then we have Reid (aka Chandler Bing). Dear, sweet Reid. Reid got the boot last rose ceremony because, while he and Jill had a connection obvious to all, and Jillian admitted that she was possibly falling for him, Reid couldn't mutter the three words Jillian (unfairly) demanded of him. So she sent him packing and evidently cried the entire night afterward. Then, as a shocker to Bachelorette watchers everywhere, Reid struts back in tonight (loved that confidence!) and tells Jillian that he was being a complete idiot and leaving has caused him to see everything clearly. He tells her boldly that he loves her, and then he drops onto his knee and proposes. A very gallant move for Reid, and Jillian is completely thrown. This is what she was waiting for. She had let him go because she never thought he would be able to say that.
The problem is, Jillian had already made up her mind. Reid was about a week too late. I totally get the whole let's-not-get-caught-up-in-the-moment thing and I understand why, although she seemed tempted, Jillian ultimately refused this spontaneous proposal and stuck by her earlier decision. What I don't get is how that decision could possibly be Ed. If it were between Ed and Reid, Reid would win hands down! Heck, I would've taken Kiptyn over Ed too. I'm at a loss.
Tomorrow is the After the Final Rose show, so this means we will get to see what Jillian has been up to for the past 3 months and whether Ed and Jillian are still together. If they are still together, I will be very surprised. I just really don't see them lasting. Ed's a creeper.
Because I like Reid so much, here's a fitting tribute (not mine):
Looks like I have to move to Philadelphia now to find him. Poor Reid.
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