JoJo’s season

Week 3 part 2 – Don’t think I won’t find you

Posted on by foreverlovewins

Sometimes life is like a Denny’s milkshake. It’s delicious AND it comes with a tin full of even more shake. That’s how we’re living, people, with back to back eps of our favorite mancat fight. And no, I’m not talking anything like…
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I’m talking about,
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Dude: Chad, can you pass the weights?
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Chad: No but I can pass the thunder because after the show I’m going to google your address, then ask my boss for time off, wait for it to get approved, research plane tickets, not commit to anything because nobody buys the first plane ticket they see, pick outfits, finally buy the plane ticket, look for other things to do in your town while I’m there, make sure I have all my prescription medications filled up for the few days I’ll be in your city, google whether you can get an Uber in Tulsa at 4:00am for my airport ride, go through TSA, count the calories in a Starbucks lemon cake, whistle the same song while sitting at the gate, fly, land, look for the shuttle to the rental car place, stand in a really long line, go to my hotel because I’m tired, lay in the bed and try to get acquainted with the local channels, google restaurants in the area, eat alone, drive back to the hotel, pay too much for a movie on the hotel’s pay-per-view, sleep, wake up, look at my flat hair cut in the mirror, and drive to your house.
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What else?
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Pittsburgh!!!! Think of how excited all those steel workers are that their city is thought of as a destination and that it was The Bachelorette that got them that status.
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Not to brag but I too have spent a lot of time playing All-time QB. You probably couldn’t tell by reading this blog but I’ve got a silky smooth release.
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Anybody else notice the headbands? I don’t think the Steelers provided them because they were super wide and I swear Evan’s had sequins. Speaking of, if I have time at lunch today I’ll start a new blog called http://www.evaninaheadband.com.
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Hats off to the producers for sending Chad, Alex, and JoJo out into the backwoods of Pennsylvania on a depressingly cloudy day. That looked like the setting for the new True Detective. Nothing positive has happened in those woods.
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Let’s cut it off there and take a look at how our guys did. And remember the key, guys just voted off are blue because they are sad :( and guys that’ve been gone for more than one week are red. 
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Onto the meat.
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Winner of the saddest 2 on 1 in history. Alex has to feel 5 feet tall (that’s high for him) after taking down the house bully. We’ll see if he lives to talk about it.
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We lost a few good Ali’s this week. It was just a matter of time for the smiling V-neck above. But Ali doesn’t leave without getting anything. The world knows he can play piano and he got a free trip to Pittsburgh. We wish you all the luck in the world, sweet, tender, Ali. 
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Goliath is slain! Chad continued to answer questions with threats of violence but it’s hard to tell just what was going on. The guys did seem to pick at him and yet, something inside me thinks Chad might be, just might be, a little unstable. He’s gone, kind of, but will never be forgotten. In just 3 weeks, Chad became one of the most fascinating people to be on this show and he’s certainly a great argument for having an MTV-like “The Challenge” where old cast members battle each other in crazy physical challenges for fortune and fame. Who wouldn’t watch Chad and some other meathead from seasons past go at each other with pugil sticks? Chad is like the kind of movies you instantly want to research after seeing them. He’s like Bridge of Spies only he’s 275 pounds of walking nightmare. It’s weird to not condone bullying but also being bummed that Chad won’t be on the show anymore. Looks like we’ll get one last glimpse in two weeks. After that, it’s back to peace. 
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Chase is moderately good at football and we learned that he’s jumped up near the top of JoJo’s big board. Does he have enough personality to keep this thing going? Keep Chaseing that dream. #wordplay
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Christian came. Christian went. It just wasn’t meant to be but he seems like a super nice fella and I’ll bet he goes on to have a perfectly normal life with a super nice lady. He was on the show just long enough where people will give him second glances in public for the next few weeks and he’ll wonder how to react to them. I think he’s one deep run on Bachelors in Paradise away from a hosting gig on E! Go get em, Christian.
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Derek is sensitive because he doesn’t want to be murdered in his sleep.
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This guy. I’ve totally come around on him. His naked prank on Evan during the credits last night was masterful. He just brings a unique kind of fun to things. There’s no chance he’ll win and I doubt he’ll ever kiss JoJo but it’s great having him around. With high school yearbook singing season in full swing I say to Daniel, “Don’t change” – Graeme Hanson
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I mean, come on. Evan is precious. My wife wondered if he was cast on Project Runway and just showed up to the wrong studio but nobody’s told him otherwise and he keeps wondering when they’ll get to designing clothes. Evan wearing one eye black. He’s like a slight, more delicate, lily white Lisa Left Eye Lopes RIP.
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Evan is the kind of guy that sleeps in really high thread count sheets because anything under 1000 is just really rough on his skin. He’s the guy that schedules meetings with HR to talk about people leaving dishes in the office sink. He doesn’t like to drive on the freeway. There is nothing wrong with any of that stuff. But man, it makes you kind of tilt your head, look at him and just wonder. It’s like looking at the stars on a warm summer’s eve.
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Grant called out Chad and now he’s on Chad’s post-show travel list. Chin up, Grant. Literally. Your chin is your greatest defense.
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That was one of the craftiest ways of not having to get into a bathing suit next to 15 buff guys for an hours-long pool party. Hats off to James for wearing his suit in the water. Apart from that he didn’t do much, save for his James on James violence—giving the nicest man on the planet a bloody eye. James needs to step up his mack and get to frenching if he wants to stick around.
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He was bloodied but kept going. Is there anything James Taylor can’t do? Yes. Dance. JoJo referred to James as the nicest man on the planet which is a good thing but coming from JoJo it probably means he won’t be around very long. She just isn’t into nice. And it was evidenced when she said on multiple occasions that she wanted to leave the drama behind. That’s a classic thing drama lovers say. Ask the Nard Dog.
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Is this another Lauren B situation where we have a wire-to-wire winner? JoJo is waaaaaaaaay into Jordan. You can tell by the way she straddles her legs around him despite only talking to him for a collective 45 minutes. I feel like they’re grasping at straws to keep  Jordan hidden a bit. But we’re all onto them. If Jordan can survive Chad’s post-show visit, he could be engaged for at least 6 months before the break up.
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Is Luke an actual GQ model or is that just how JoJo referred to him? He’s got final two written all over him and it was funny last night when he was trying to start a conversation and JoJo just went in for the make out. I think in her mind she was thinking there was a limited time to get frisky with a guy she’s super attracted to and she wasn’t going to waste it. Luke actually sounds like he’s had an interesting story. Too bad it’s hidden under a Macklemore haircut. Oh, show fan and friend of mine, Norene pointed out that Luke could use a little of Grant’s chin. Look at him above and you’ll see she’s totally right.
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Sad Santa, Sadnta goes home. Nick will be fine, though. He seems like a nice guy and he’s an electrical engineer. I swear electrical engineers always have nice families and he can probably afford a sweet house, especially where he lives in Florida. You’re a good man, Nick B. 
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Robby is like the worst of Jordan and Chase rolled into one. He’s really trying with the high side part but his hairline is fighting him at every turn. My wife pointed out that it looks like he’s wearing a hat that’s way too small.
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Vinny played a little football in his life so he’s got that going for him. Somehow he continues but it looks like the tears start flowing in the next show. I…I can’t write any more. I’m just staring at Vinny’s hair. There, I said it.
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Wells is the voice of reason. He’s also the reason his team lost the flag football game. I thought Wells was going to cry in the locker room. Goes to show he’s really putting his heart and soul into this thing. The guy’s lovable but he’s just not enough for JoJo. She isn’t into reason.
Which leads us to our conclusion and something to ponder in the two weeks before the next show. So far, I’d say JoJo is kind of an afterthought. She’s like a cracker sitting next to some delicious brie—she’s a flavor carrier but alone you barely notice her. We’re all in this thing for the cheese and I can’t remember another season like this. Chris Soules is close but he had an identity. He was a farmer that couldn’t talk. Now I’m hungry.
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Until next time, foreverlove each other unless somebody asks you a question or addresses you in any way in which case, punch them.
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Week 3 – YimYamm

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Last night we saw the full range of the Bachelorette—from the innocence of James Taylor’s guitar strumming to the shirt rip heard round the world. We laughed. We cried. We absolutely cringed and gosh dang it if ABC didn’t give us one of the most awkward episodes yet on one of the hottest days of the year. Our living room was too muggy for me to hide my face under a throw blanket.

We were forced to watch.

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It was so action packed that Chase and JoJo’s sex yoga feels like ages ago. I will say that in terms of sex yogis, this lady seems like she probably showered more other sexual spirit guides from the past.

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From there we kept things spicy with sexual secrets. Seems these guys weren’t just getting their drivers licenses at 16. [cue the slide-whistle]

There was violence. There was the threat of violence. There was an unusually large amount of weight lifting. We even met an old lady who teaches swing dancing. If you didn’t find something to enjoy last night I suggest looking yourself in the mirror and evaluating if you feel anything anymore.

Enough flim flamming. Grab the person closest to you, start yim yamming, and let’s read about how are fellas did last night.

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Alex took a backseat to Evan in the fight against Chad. The animosity is still there but we also saw Alex and Chad working out together. Lifting weights brings all things together. You thought it was love. Nope. It’s lifting weights.
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Thank the Lord Ali wasn’t invited to the sex secrets date. I feel like he’d get up there and just giggle until one of the emcees yanked him off stage to a dead-quiet audience.
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Chad is straight up fascinating. I want to see where he lives. I want to interview his parents and people that consider him a friend. The failed kiss at the sex secrets show was just fantastic. He lacked the self awareness needed to see that it wouldn’t work and to realize how bad it was after the fact. He just doesn’t think or feel like anybody else on this planet. And yet he might not be the most painful dude in the house. With Evan yipping at him, are we kind of rooting for Chad to snap? I think we should enjoy Chad while we’ve got him.
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Chase had a good week but ripped abdominals can only get you so far. Does he have a personality or is he just somebody you practice tantrum yoga with?
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Not much from Christian last night. I don’t expect we’ll get a lot of him until it’s time to say goodbye.
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Derek has to sleep next to Chad which is scary enough to bring in a short, overweight security guard that looks like he was pulled off the catering team because he filled out the uniform, kind of. Does that guy call his mom and tell her to watch because it was a big episode for him even though he just walked around a little and watched a man sleep? I would.
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Daniel once tied a woman to a bed and cut off some of her hair and yet last night, he was the most logical person on the show. He calmly, constantly tried to talk some sense into Chad only to get pecs staring back at him.
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Chad is dangerous but Evan is sniveling and it’s got me questioning, which is worse. That’s how bad Evan is. I will give him this though, his personality could not match his hair and face any better. Evan also has an”over-acting child star” quality to him. When he walks into any room it’s like he’s getting direction in an ear piece to look amazed. He also has the flamboyance of a Miami night club co-owner.
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Grant had his face called out by Chad. In Chad’s defense, Grant’s chins is the stuff of legend.
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I look at James F. and I feel like the guy might really benefit from a little sun. Maybe get him a tan, convince him he’s worth just one shelf higher in the grocery store shampoo and conditioner, and walk with him into a Jcrew. Sure it isn’t Barney’s, but it isn’t Hollister either. James needs just one girlfriend with moderate to good taste. I don’t think JoJo is that woman.
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James took a baby step out of the friend zone last night with some really long kissing. He even made JoJo cry a little. James Taylor is perfect for 90% of women in America. Trouble is, JoJo doesn’t like super-nice guys. She’s grown up with something completely different. She may want to want James, but I just don’t see it happening. And while all this will play out in the next few weeks, James is building an impressive resume. The women from Houston are gonna be all OVER this dude when he goes home.
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Jordan hung back a little this week. He had a minor confrontation with Chad but for the most part he was quiet and side-parted. Don’t let that fool you though. As seasoned viewers, you and I both picked up on JoJo’s attraction to Jordan in their brief conversation on the couch. Could he be another wire-to-wire winner like Lauren B? Keep a close eye on this guy.
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Luke threatened tears if he didn’t get a date this week. Who are these friggin guys????
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Nick is waiting out the crazy with his constant, squinty, smiley face.
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Robby had a quiet week. He looks a lot like Chase and maybe he hopes JoJo confuses the two and keeps him around.
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Vinny and his hairline joined in the fight against Chad. Predictably, it had little affect.
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Wells did what Wells does—he sat back and played it cool. Wells is different than the other guys and I could see him sticking for a long time. He’s got top 4 potential as long as he remains out of Chad’s punching radius.
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More to come tonight! We get a bloody pool party and a rose ceremony. Until then, stay safe out there.
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Week 2 – (Side)Parting the Douche Sea

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What happens when you take a bull and give it a weight belt with a chain tied to heavy luggage, and you feed it unlimited meats and scotch, and you put it in a shop full of delicate, group songwriting china?

Magic. That’s what.
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This show. This friggin show. It lights a limo on fire and then sends JoJo to the rescue wearing a tight wifebeater and holding a giant hose. The in(and out and in and out)uendo was about as nuanced as a sociopath’s wedding proposal.
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It’s like a tug of war between 15 of the most pansy-a’d wet noodles in America, and one of the biggest meatheads television has ever seen. Is there one regular fella capable of walking between these two opposites like Moses through a red sea of deep-v t-shirts and high side parts?
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I guess we’ll just have to hold on and see.
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But first, onto the guys. And we’ll start with the survivors of Monday’s rose ceremony.
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Alex is stepping up as the leader against the great oppressor. It’s a worthy pursuit only it makes him look pathetic. If Chad eats a cold cut, Alex is offended somehow. He needs to take a step back and worry about Alex for a little while.
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Even money that Ali has carved his and JoJo’s initials into one of the mansion’s many trees. He’s like the guy in high school that hung around all the cute girls but never dated any of them. Had lots of nights talking to them about how mean their community college boyfriends were though. Good chance he cries when he inevitably goes home. I see him marrying a woman that makes the two of them wear matching outfits on vacations.
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This guy. At several points he was 30 seconds away from punching every person on that show. This guy is a nightmare. You know how dogs can sense earthquakes? I see them freaking out every time Chad walks through his Dallas condo complex. It’s like he’s guessing how to show human emotions. He’s Dexter without any of the charm. I could see him saying something like, “Yeah i painted my bedroom walls black because color is gay.” How does this guy make it through a comedy show? He would yell “THAT’S NOT TRUE YOU’RE LYING!”, after every joke. We could write a book on Chad but we’ll hold off for now. There’s plenty of season left…
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Chase is one of those guys that gets through the first episode without any of us realizing he was there. But he isn’t ugly and he seems normal. He’s like where you go to lunch when you can’t decide on anything fun or new. Could Chase let the world fall apart around him and ride this thing to the end? Probably not based on JoJo’s passion for bad decision making.
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Christian is harmless. He seems like he might wear just a little too much cologne. I’ll bet he has a lot of Taylor Swift in his iTunes. He might tuck his shirt in when he goes to the Olive Garden. Not that there’s anything wrong with the Olive Garden. Great breadsticks.
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Derek gets the first date? Who remembered Derrick from night one? Look at his picture and tell me he doesn’t look like a composite of every guy to ever be on the Bachelorette. Like if a blind person somehow watched every episode of every season, that blind person would somehow mold Derek’s face out of clay and it would blow up your Facebook feed.
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Daniel has found his predictable groove as the villain’s less threatening, much more Canadian, sidekick. Hopefully there’s more crazy to come.
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Evan is the kind of guy that would sit down in a park and fist pump while watching the grass grow. This guy is emotive! I would pay to watch him watch The Sixth Sense for the first time. That ending would be too much for Evan. I feel like he’d just sit there silently while pee flowed down his pant leg. So I guess I’d amend my earlier statement. I would pay to watch evan watch The Sixth Sense from a comfortable distance.
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Grant is a firefighter who won at firefighting. His prize? He got to carry her through a hole in a wall and sit with her for 5 extra minutes.
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James F is like when you get one too many sandwiches at the McDonald’s drive thru and you’re sitting there on your couch just staring at the thing as it’s getting closer and closer to room temperature and the lettuce is kind of wilting and the grease on the package is cold and you just kinda wish it wasn’t there but you’ll probably eat it and it will keep you from exercising.
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This guy has a shot if he could stop telling JoJo that she’s too good for him. Eventually, she’s gonna believe him. I don’t think he’ll win because he’s too nice and lacks the drama JoJo is looking for. But here’s the thing. I think we could be looking our next Bachelor. Think of all the terrible country music tie-ins the producers are probably brainstorming in a TV trailer right now! Bookmark it. Remember I said so in week 1.
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Jordan is left out of the top 3 rankings by our ESPN show hosts. Does this hurt his pride? Is there something unlikeable about him in person? Is he just a talking side part? We should get several more weeks to figure it out. The allure of having a famous athlete as a brother in law is something JoJo won’t let go for nothing.
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Luke was a little too devastated to miss out on the fireman challenge win. He was so sad in fact that all he could do was sit against a building and do his aspiring Instagram model mug while strategically not looking at the camera.
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Nick has a squinty smile. He’s like your wife’s friend’s husband that you kind of hope will be at the brunch because he’s easy to talk to if you get stuck at that end of the table and he probably hates dressing up in the morning as much as you do.
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This picture perfectly captures the essence of Robby. If you asked Hollywood’s best actor to smile while conveying inner terror, he couldn’t deliver what we’re getting from Robby. It looks like a still from a kidnapping video. Like there’s a man with a gun just out of frame. Or like there’s a cat with it’s claws in Robby’s crotch but he’s a professional and won’t break his smile.
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Look at Vinny’s hairline and then remember that he’s a professional barber.
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Finally, it’s Wells! Wells is cool actually and it doesn’t hurt that he looks a little like young C. Thomas Howell and that guy from Can’t Hardly Wait. It was made clear to the world that Wells is not a physical threat but that’s not his game. Wells is a talker. And he knows All For One. You can’t tell me JoJo hasn’t kicked around the idea of walking down the aisle to “I Swear”. Heck, I’m already married and I’m daydreaming about it.
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We get two episodes next week because it’s a great time to be alive I guess. Till then, foreverlove those nearest you.
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Week 1- The Death of the Beard

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The Bachelorette makes PBS look like a Real House Wives Of. It is the most important thing on television, ever. Don’t believe me? Since Ben and Lauren’s After the Rose, Donald Trump has (basically) won the republican nomination. This country needs to learn how to love again and that only happens when men and women are awkwardly dancing at private concerts from musicians none of us have heard of.
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Thank you Chris Harrison, for saving us from ourselves.
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Hey everybody, look! JoJo is back and she’s staring at flowers. Now she’s in a bikini, walking on a beach alone for no reason. The formula is in full effect and we couldn’t be happier. From there it’s onto a few couches for some sage advice. Caitlyn, Dez, and Ali are back and the wisdom is flowing like water with lemon (preggo alert).
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JoJo picks out her bustiest early 00’s princess dress and we’re off!
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Because there are so many guys at this point, we’ll go rapid fire with limo entrances and random thoughts.
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To the men!
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It’s clear from the jump that douche comes in every flavor, as long as that flavor has a manicured beard and a high side part.
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What are the creators of beards thinking while looking down from Valhalla at these sensitive guys. Beards come from three things. 1) Building an Ark  2) Pillaging  3)Tapping maple syrup from trees. These bachelors have to be the most nervous bunch of pansies the show has ever seen. Beards are a privilege, not a right.
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We meet Luke, a texan who for no good reason leans against a small barn. It’s like the show’s producers have stopped trying to convince us of anything anymore. It’s just straight posing now. At least we can thank them for their honesty.
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THE LIMOS
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Jordan is first out of the limo. He has a famous brother and a high side part that goes all the way to 11. Jordan immidiatly mansplains to JoJo how this whole thing is going to work out. We’re off to a great start.
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Derrick’s up next. He sets the pace for a long line of really nervous guys. Also, he’s a banker with all the charisma of a banker.
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Grant is a firefighter. I feel like if he’d been born in shakespearean times he’d have no problems getting gigs as the ladies in plays.
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James f. owns a boxing gym. He also thinks black and red is a good combination for a suit. This is not my 1996 prom, James F.
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Robby is a former competitive swimmer. That is not a job. He brings a bottle of wine with him and he is not wearing socks. His hair looks like it may’ve suffered from too much chlorine.
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Alex is a marine. He looks like a little person but he’s normal height. Jojo comforts him which means she sees Alex as a puppy.
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Will friendzones himself with a bad joke. He will later cement his standing with a really bad kiss. Watching at home last night must’ve been rough. I bet he gets a lot of encouraging emails this morning and eats lunch by himself in the parking lot. He’s got some thinking to do.
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Chad does real estate. He’s probably the most nervous guy yet and it’s worse because he’s trying to play it cool. We hear more from Chad throughout the night about how manly he is. Really, he’s the group fun sponge. Just sucks the fun out of any room he enters. He’s also the obvious villain which is doubly awkward because you get the sense he’s making up for being bullied in his life. There’s no way this guy was cool in middle school. He seems like a guy who practices smoldering looks in the mirror. I doubt he tips waiters.
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Daniel is as Canadian as Canadian gets. And I can say that as a half Canadian. He covers his nervousness by going in for multiple side hugs. Later he’ll painfully reference dated viral videos. More on Daniel below.
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Ali. He gets out of the limo and waves at JoJo like a 2 and a half year old waves at strangers in a Costco. “Hi! I’m this many!”
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James Taylor is a really nervous songwriter with a beard.
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Jonathan is our second Canadian but the first to wear a kilt. He makes a joke about being half Chinese,half Scottish and that the Scottish is below the waist. Does that mean he has red pubic hair? Sadly we won’t get to know because he doesn’t get a rose.
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Saint Nick. I think the santa get up is a first and Nick pulls it off! Later he will take the beard and hat off and I think he’s sort of handsome. We’ll see.
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Some dude pairs mustache glasses with bad puns. He’s in the mansion before we get his name.
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Jake is a boring architect.
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Sal has blue balls.
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Coley is straight up terrible. He’s the William Hung of the group and he looks like his mom dressed him. We’ll come to learn that he has three nephews that call him Uncle Colo which he tells JoJo, “rhymes with JoJo.” Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
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There’s a hipster. Did he tell producers he’s a hipster? Is that how they labeled him? Either way it’s unfortunate. He’s got high school chest hair. Like, the kind that’s sort of fun at the time but flash forward to your senior in college and you can’t wear wife beaters anymore because the stuff has spread in every direction.
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James S. is a super fan. Now, I write a bachelor blog. My wife and I fill out brackets. I can’t throw stones but neither can James because he doesn’t appear to have any. (balls joke)
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Nick S does the splits and then gets awesomely waisted. He crashes JoJo’s interview, making her scoot over so he can sit down. It’s incredible. We need more Nick S. We do not get any because I think he went home. 😦
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Vinny’s up next. He’s a barber with Dumb and Dumber hair. I look at Vinny and I think of when cheddar cheese is left out in the open too long and gets kind of damp.
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Evan. Oh boy. Just. Ok. Evan is an effeminate former pastor who now works with penises. His rose acceptance looked like something Sean Hayes would’ve done on Will and Grace. Watching this back could be powerful for Evan. Can you come out to yourself?
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Wells is a radio DJ who brings the band, All For One. They were available.
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We hear a motorcycle and JoJo gets excited because she likes bad boys and terrible decisions but the helmet comes off and Christian emerges. Is there such a thing as bad boy disappointment? JoJo captures her feelings perfectly saying, “The motorcycle is hot.” There’s a spectrum of badboy where if you’re bad boy enough the motorcycle takes you over the top but if you aren’t it makes you look even less bad by comparison. Science.
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Luke rides in on a unicorn, playing off of JoJo’s bit from her entrance. It’s brilliant stuff and it’s clear she likes Luke off the bat. He gives her boots. She like the boots. He hits her with some Christian catchphrases and they land. Luke could be here for a while.
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QUICK THOUGHTS
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Jordan has the confidence of a former pro quarterback and he’s a master at purposeful touching. We learn that he has a job in media which is fantastic for any bachelorette as it can further a career in hosting segments on Entertainment Tonight type shows. Do people still watch that? Back to Jordan. He erases Will’s bad kiss and it gets him the first impression rose. It looks like Jordan will be king douche and that’s saying something with this year’s crop of guys.
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Booze is flowing conversations are not.
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One of the Canadians is poking belly buttons. He has a really short tie and D- bodybuilding poses. In a move that surprises nobody, he’s wearing tiny underwear and he jumps into the pool.
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Vinny is hammered but not the fun kind of hammered. He looks like a guy that would burry a person alive and not remember it in the morning.
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Chad builds his character as the villain. Somewhere in Dallas right now there are two dudes talking about Memorial Day and how they really don’t want to hang out with Chad but he’s the only guy they know with a boat.
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ROSE CEREMONY
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Jake Pavelka flies in for a fake bring-back. He tries to offer advice but it’s what, 5 in the morning? Jojo just wants a nap.
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Luke gets the second place rose.
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Grant’s ladyface is catching the light in a way that makes me wonder if he’s gotten a chin implant.
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There’s a guy named Chase?
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The hipster gets a rose?
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Vinny goes even darker.
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Evan receives his rose and is like the Anne Hathaway getting an oscar. Some of the guys eye each other with “did you just see that?” looks. Yes, we did just see that.
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And finally, Daniel gets the most obvious producer pick in franchise history. Sad because it suggests the show isn’t 100% authentic. Happy because he’s a train wreck.
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I think we’re in for a solid season. It’s good news if you typically skip the Bachelorette because you prefer watching 20 women cat fight for 10 weeks. That’s exactly what we’re gonna get here.
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Pics to come next week when things start getting real.