<p>alwaysamom, I’m not sure how Reality Steve gets his info but there are rumors he is a mole who works on the show… he mentions getting a lawsuit or something from the ABC people on his website, so it doesn’t seem like the show is intentionally leaking info (or happy that info is getting leaked). I don’t think having spoilers out there really hurts the show though because people still tune in to see all the drama go down, ha ha. The crazy rose ceremony drives me nuts too. They must film him calling two girls in a row and then take a break because there is no way he would remember all the names (especially for the first episode). I read that filming the rose ceremonies for all these shows takes 3-4 hours - no kidding! LOL.</p>
<p>Youdon’tsay, I think that article is exactly right - watching the show is pure escapism for sure!</p>
<p>I have watched most of the lors and ettes but am sitting this season out because I didn’t find Ben to be very appealing on the season in which he was runner up. My D and I watched much of that together - must have been in the summer. It’s not as much fun watching by myself because my humorous, yet incredibly insightful comments go unheard.</p>
<p>cartera45, you can post your humorous, yet incredibly insightful comments here! This is one of my guilty pleasures and I do consider myself a bright, educated woman. I think I’m going to keep watching to see if Ben gets a hair makeover (maybe from Tabitha, the salon takeover woman).</p>
<p>I am just a smidge embarrased to confess that I watch it. I go to a girlfriend’s house every Monday night and we eat little snacks and have a beverage and watch it together. She TVo’s it, so we stop and chat and then watch a little more. Did you watch when they were in Somona? We said we should have taken a sip every time he said Somona was a “small town”.</p>
<p>And last season we joked about the Bachelorette always saying that she wanted “no regrets”, although it sounded like “no regraaaaats”, and we repeated it a zillion times.</p>
<p>I think this episode favored, Emily, the one that wiggled her nose alot. Held her off until the last rose. </p>
<p>I don’t get how these ladies get so invested so quickly with so many other girls competing for the same. I mean, this guy is too timing them all. ???</p>
<p>I only saw the last part where Emily does the cute doggie nose wiggle and the rose awards.</p>
<p>I totally missed the last five minutes because I was watching The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills finale… Priorities, priorities! Did he keep Emily? That Courtney is evil… her face makes me want to throw a glass of wine into it, lol.</p>
<p>Haha, eddie… so, is Ben from Sonoma? I don’t think he ever mentioned it! ; -)</p>
<p>The whole concept is so deemening that any man or women who opts to stand around watching so person she wants to fall in love with flirt, make out, whatever and then hopes they pick em is warped. Must be something in the isolated group mind set that makes icky people somehow attractive</p>
<p>The success of couples staying together after the finale seems to be doomed from the start. The final lor or lorette chosen gets to watch their fiancee making out week after week with different people and then presumably having sex with the other finalists in the “fantasy suite” (?). This is all happening while they are sworn to secrecy while the show airs to the general public. Little wonder why the show has such a high failure rate! ABC was sure hyping the crap out of next week’s skinny-dipping segment on Good Morning America this morning. I’ll be sure to tune in… NOW.</p>
<p>I’ve quit watching GMA in favor of the revamped CBS morning show. I sure don’t miss all of ABC’s pimping for the prime-time lineup.</p>
<p>I would never be on the show, but it sure is amusing, for some reason. Even, in theory, knowing the final two because of the spoilers, it was still interesting. One of the things I like to do is think about how it’s edited to get the desired result. Just a fun game I play with myself while watching!</p>
<p>I was flipping channels between CNN-AndersonCooper/Debates, Battle:LosAngeles,Tangle, and TheBachelor. Mostly watched Tangle for the 4th time. At least I stayed mostly true to Disney. :)</p>
<p>Youdon’tsay, now you’re tempting me to google to find out who the final two are, and to see if I’m right! I don’t want to be right, though, because that girl seems like a horrible person. There were commercials here all through the show for the Canadian version of The Bachelor which apparently they are now casting.</p>
<p>I hope Ben dumps the girl he supposedly chooses (according to Reality Steve). Once he sees how she is with the other girls and in the interviews, he will know her real character.</p>
<p>^^ Even Ben and Courtney aren’t happy? (no spoilers, though)</p>
<p>The thing that struck me tonight is that Courtney has an adult voice. All through the show, she’s been using that annoying baby-kins voice. She sounded completely different tonight.</p>
I don’t want to be right, though, because that girl seems like a horrible person. There were commercials here all through the show for the Canadian version of The Bachelor which apparently they are now casting.</p>