QUICK THOUGHTS ON THE EPISODE
RACHEL
- I am remarkably unexcited about looking into Rachel’s date because, what’s the point?
- The first date shown shows the first meeting with a Golden Bachelor contestant.
- This is going to be a thing this episode, and I personally don’t love it. That’s a problem for me, so I will deal with that.
- There is a fair point that its good to have another woman talk to these three finalists because it’s easier to relate. I get it. I would rather be friends so we can have a more natural conversation.
- Susan is the first lady we meet and she is a bucket of energy. She is pouring it over Rachel.
- Rachel confesses that she is in love with Rachel.
- We learn that the last two men that Rachel has dated have both cheated on her.
- 1.) This stinks for her, I am sorry.
- 2.) Two people in a row is really bad luck.
- 3.) Trauma surrounds all three of these finalists.
- Can we just get a normal girl with normal problems!
- Susan is pumping Rachel up big-time. This is a pump up speech.
- This is going to be a thing this episode, and I personally don’t love it. That’s a problem for me, so I will deal with that.
- The daytime date portion of Rachel and Joey’s date is not your normal affair.
- They travel to a cenote, which Joey expertly explains as an “underground cave” situation.
- There are levels to jump off of, which is always symbolic of a leap of faith.
- This is naturally what Rachel needs to do in order to share her true feelings with Joey.
- There are levels to jump off of, which is always symbolic of a leap of faith.
- This is also a great time to show off Joey’s abs. Naturally.
- So Joey and Rachel are jumping off of these levels, and then RACHEL BREAKS HER FUCKING JAW???
- Okay, well we learn that she didn’t actually break her jaw, but it really appears like she did.
- She is unable to open it. She has pain when tries to.
- Credit to Joey for noticing that something was up with Rachel right away.
- She is unable to open it. She has pain when tries to.
- If I was a dirty, nasty, bad boy, I would say Rachel’s jaw will be sore later…for other reasons…in the fantasy suite.
- Okay, well we learn that she didn’t actually break her jaw, but it really appears like she did.
- Rachel and Joey have to go to the hospital to get some X-rays.
- Oh what a lovely date this is!
- This reminded me of when I had cellulitis and Emma sat by me in the hospital for hours while I was cooped up.
- I have questions about how the producers and show runners scout out medical facilities?
- This would be a good bonding experience. Hell, it is something to for sure laugh about if you can poke fun at it.
- However, Rachel is probably under enough stress to not see this as a comedic moment in their relationship.
- Oh what a lovely date this is!
- They travel to a cenote, which Joey expertly explains as an “underground cave” situation.
- We enter the night portion of the date.
- Rachel admits that she feels like she is playing catchup with the other girls.
- This is true.
- This conversation does not have a ton of substance to it.
- We do see Rachel cry again.
- We have seen her cry more in the last two weeks than we did in all the weeks earlier.
- Rachel admits that she feels like she is playing catchup with the other girls.
- Rachel accepts the overnight date.
- As to be expected.
- The morning after is a relatively normal affair. Nothing crazy. Breakfast is pre-made.
- I guess during this one-on-one time without cameras, Rachel told Joey about how she was feeling about him.
KELSEY
- FUCK YOU LESLIE!
- Kesley gets visited by Leslie before going out on her date with Joey. This is meant to be connecting and uplifting conversation.
- Well, it turns out to be one of those things.
- Leslie can connect with Kelsey on the fact that both of their mothers died at a very young age and they had to live through that.
- Leslie tells Kelsey to be “open” and “organic”, but she also tells Kesley to keep the truth in the back of her mind.
- The truth being that while Kesley feels confident now, she has to understand that there are still other women who Joey may have unbelievable feelings for.
- These words are not untrue, but they are not what Kelsey needed to hear.
- Kelsey has been living in loving bliss and hasn’t been all too stressed about Rachel and Daisy. This conversation with Leslie sewed more doubt than it did help.
- These words are not untrue, but they are not what Kelsey needed to hear.
- The truth being that while Kesley feels confident now, she has to understand that there are still other women who Joey may have unbelievable feelings for.
- Kesley gets visited by Leslie before going out on her date with Joey. This is meant to be connecting and uplifting conversation.
- In terms of the actual date, Kelsey and Joey go on a very pretty boat and just start galavanting with one another and looking longingly into each other’s eyes.
- Joey says that he needs more clarity on this date, but all he should need to do is look at her. She is giving him googly eyes. There was a moment on the boat where she was about to blurt out “I LOVE YOU” so loud.
- The line “tame the mane” was very good by Joey.
- There is a little bit of SCUBA diving
- Dinner portion of the date brings the heavy hitting topics.
- Kelsey admits that Leslie rattled her and thank god she told Joey because Leslie really fucked up her head.
- We will see even more later.
- Kelsey opens up about her feelings, and Joey does too!
- Joey dops the bombshell: “I’m falling in love with you fully…”
- OH HELL YES, JOEY!
- He is not lying when he says this. He means this.
- OH HELL YES, JOEY!
- Joey dops the bombshell: “I’m falling in love with you fully…”
- Kelsey admits that Leslie rattled her and thank god she told Joey because Leslie really fucked up her head.
- These two are obviously doing it overnight.
- Kesley and Joey are the only couple that I am fairly confident had sexual intercourse. I know, phrasing.
- The morning after is by far the cutest of the bunch.
- They are actually making breakfast together.
- It is so cute how Joey doesn’t know how to make eggs. They both struggle to make bacon. This is a real morning of them being cute and happy to be around one-another.
- It’s lovely.
- It is so cute how Joey doesn’t know how to make eggs. They both struggle to make bacon. This is a real morning of them being cute and happy to be around one-another.
- They are actually making breakfast together.
- There is one shot of butterflies that was remarkably on the nose.
- Alright, let’s get to the note.
- Based on the security footage, it took her two hours to write “We Need To Talk?”
- Really. That’s what it came to be? There are time stamps on those security cameras. Are we not supposed to believe them?
- This is all Leslie’s fault.
- Kelsey says that there is something she must talk to Joey about, but what the hell could it be?
- Leslie has sent Kelsey into a spiral. It’s brutal.
- This better not be an ultimatum.
- Based on the security footage, it took her two hours to write “We Need To Talk?”
DAISY
- Daisy kicks off her time this episode meeting up with Sandra, another Golden bachelor veteran.
- I like Sandra most of all the Golden Bachelor cameos on this episode. Something about her vibe warms the soul.
- I guess Sandra had lipstick on her teeth? I did not notice that.
- It is rather amusing that Sandra tells Daisy to give a little bit of sexual oomph because “men like that kind of thing”.
- Well okay, then. Owooga!
- Perhaps Daisy took this to heart because she looks outstanding in her athleisure wear.
- During the day portion of this date there is an ATV riding activity.
- I don’t like these dates. Sorry, not a lot of room for talking or bonding.
- Eventually Joey and Daisy park the ATV…and there is a perfectly placed bench with no mud or track marks on it at all.
- There is a freaking rug in the middle of a forest floor. Come on, just let them put their feet on normal ground during this portion.
- I am going to be honest, the talking potion bit on this bench is a little awkward. The conversation does not flow well.
- The most important thing is that Joey opens up about his past relationships, which is perhaps the first time on this show it has happened?
- Daisy connects on the fact that her past relationships shut her down emotionally.
- Joey is opening up about insecurities he has and again telling the audience and his potential wife that he is not the cool-all-the-time guy. He has moments were he struggles with insecurities and doesn’t always know the right thing to say.
- There is a remarkably steamy shower makeout sequence. Both Daisy and Joey look great, and honestly it’s surprising how steamy it actually is.
- The dinner portion of the date has one remarkably important aspect to it.
- Joey, perhaps to his own future detriment, has officially said that he is falling in love with two women. Both Daisy and Kelsey get this treatment.
- Notably, Rachel does not.
- Joey, perhaps to his own future detriment, has officially said that he is falling in love with two women. Both Daisy and Kelsey get this treatment.
- The morning after, Joey and Daisy are very cute.
- They have this awkward cuteness. I do think that they could work, but perhaps not for TV. They may be a real life couple where friends are like “well that’s odd, but that works.”
- It’s hard to convey that to a normal audience.
- They have this awkward cuteness. I do think that they could work, but perhaps not for TV. They may be a real life couple where friends are like “well that’s odd, but that works.”
- I do think that Daisy’s date gets a bit upstaged by the upheaval happening in Kesley’s head. It is intercut throughout this date.
- That perhaps was a wise strategic choice because while Daisy’s date wasn’t catastrophic, it was not the most exciting.
OVERALL THOUGHTS
- Personally, I thought this episode was a bit of a bore.
- With Rachel being part of the final three, you could have ignored her date completely. You could have ignored the first 20-30 minutes of the episode.
- The fact is that Joey says he is falling in love with Kesley and Daisy, but not Rachel.
- Rachel watching this at home has to be a bit bummed out.
- It is one of those instances where she has done nothing wrong but it just isn’t working out and that’s what makes love so hard.
- Rachel watching this at home has to be a bit bummed out.
- The fact is that Joey says he is falling in love with Kesley and Daisy, but not Rachel.
- Also, the fact that we got teased for the note conversation and then it never happened….I mean that is brutal. That was going to be all the juice and we were still left with the full orange.
- I do not personally enjoy all the Golden Bachelor ladies coming back.
- I did not watch that show, so I have no connection to these women.
- Why not have friends of the ladies talk with them and flesh out their feelings?
- Do we really think that Rachel, Daisy and Kelsey are going to open up fully to women they don’t know very well?
- And the whole Leslie situation is crazy! She messed with Kelsey’s brain, badly!
- Do we really think that Rachel, Daisy and Kelsey are going to open up fully to women they don’t know very well?
- With Rachel being part of the final three, you could have ignored her date completely. You could have ignored the first 20-30 minutes of the episode.
- Yellow is the color of the season.
- With no rose ceremony, there is no change in the power rankings.
(MY) POWER RANKINGS
No. 3
Rachel
(Last Week 3)
No. 2
Daisy
(Last Week 2)
No. 1
Kelsey A.
(Last Week 1)
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