First order of business: There is no new episode next week due to the July 4th holiday. Episode 7 will air on July 11. Also, as of now, the Men Tell All episode is scheduled to air Sunday, July 31 with the finale on Monday, August 1st. This is because with no new episode airing next week and Bachelor Pad starting on August 8, they have to either combine two episodes or air one on Sunday before the finale to fit everything in. Whatever works, I guess.
Second order of business: Chris Harrison will have a sit-down interview with Emily Maynard that will air at the end of the July 11 episode to discuss the state of, or lack thereof, her relationship with one-time fiance Brad Womack. Is anyone really shocked by this news?
Now onto tonight's episode...
I'm starting to think that Ashley shares Ames's love of shoulder-strap button-downs. I'm pretty sure that's the third time she's worn that particular see-through one too. We're wasting no time diving into the Bentley nonsense. Chris "surprises" Ashley at her suite to tell her that Bentley is in the hotel, wanting to talk to her. Ashley thinks she still has a chance at a relationship with Bentley. Little does she know...I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE JUST HELD HER HEAD UP TO KISS HIM!!! AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HE ACTUALLY DID!!! What a douche. Bentley is still trying to sweet-talk Ashley into leaving the "dot dot dot" on their relationship. Ashley wants to know if they are making the "dot dot dot" into a "period." He mumbles and Ashley rails into him about the things Michelle Money told her and I'm thinking that she's starting to think she should've listened to Michelle's warnings. And with that, the King Douche has been found out.
Ashley: I cannot believe I wasted so much time on Bentley.
Me: Neither can everyone who watches this show. But my blog thanks you for the material.
I, for one, cannot wait to see the Men Tell All to watch Ashley go off on Bentley since she'll have seen all the stuff he said about her by then. It's going to be fun fun fun fun...like Rebecca Black Friday fun.
This song by Shania Twain came up on my iPod this weekend and I thought these song lyrics could best sum up the whole Bentley situation in lieu of tonight's happenings:
"I thought I might begin by fillin' you in
In case you didn't already know
I'll never forget how you got up and left
In fact is was downright pretty low
There ain't no way I wanna, you know I ain't gonna
Take you back so don't even try
You can beg, you can plead, you can sweat, you can bleed
Too bad, I could care if you cried
Yeah, that's it, we had fun
That's all we had a ball
It was good while it lasted, but now I'm past it
It was sure, it was sweet, sure you swept me off my feet
I miss you now and then but would I do it again?
Nah!"
After the confrontation with Bentley, Ashley feels refreshed. Girl done washed all that bad Bentley juju out of her hair. The first date card arrives for the dates in Hong Kong. Lucas finally gets a 1-1 date with Ashley.
Date Category: 1-1Bachelor Involved: Lucas
Location: Hong Kong
Highlights: Lucas is not well-traveled man. He does, however, like to go fishing with his buddies. I'm not sure how that equates to traveling, but okay. They do some shopping and strange food eating at an outdoor market and then hop on a traditional junk boat for dinner. Lucas would love three things on his date: he wants to dance, kiss and get a rose. Grab your partner, swing 'er round... Lucas opens up to Ashley about his divorce. He says that his marriage was great for a while but he realized one day that his wife was not who he was meant to be with. Lucas gets all three of his wishes. And I think it's kind of sweet that he asks Ashley's permission to kiss her.
Status: Lucas gets the rose
Date Category: GroupBachelors Involved: Ryan, Mickey, Constantine, Ben, Ames, Blake
Location: Hong Kong (Stanley Market/Beach)
Highlights: Ashley informs the guys that they will be dragon boat racing. The guys will be split into three teams of two: Constantine/Ben, Ryan/Blake, Ames/Mickey. The guys will have to recruit people to help them row the boats. Constantine is confident that he and Ben will have a team in no time. Ryan, who looks really cute with the scruff I might say, gets a translator to help recruit people. Mickey finds two guys who are actually on a dragon boat team who call up their friends to help. Ryan also finds some people willing to help. Ben and Constantine are striking out. So much for that confidence, eh? Team Red Dragon (Ben/Constantine bromance) is quickly losing the boat race.
Ben: We're getting smoked.
Constantine: Like salmon, bro.
Me: Cute.
Mickey is like really into the it, but it worked because he and Ames with the race. When Ashley and the guys are chilling on the beach, a couple is getting engaged next to them. Ashley is hoping it is a bit of foreshadowing for her. At the after party, Ames makes his move for a kiss in the elevator. I'm sure it was as awkward for Ashley as it was for the rest of us. Ben's wardrobe choices have vastly improved since the last episode. He says that he is on the path to falling in love with Ashley. Ryan schmoozes it up with Ashley and it pisses the rest of the guys off. Mickey, in particular is perturbed. Ryan's kind of cheesy but apparently Ashley likes it.
Status: Ryan gets the rose
Date Category: 1-1Bachelor Involved: JP
Location: Hong Kong (Chinese Zodiac Park/Vicotria's Peak Tram)
Highlights: Hey look, Ashley's wearing another see-though shirt. With a black bra. Tacky. Ashley asks JP what they're going to be doing a month from now and he says it might have to do with getting down on one knee. He says that he and Ashley feel comfortable and it feels meant to be. JP says that the last person/thing that made him cry was his ex. Ashley says that JP is the best looking guy she has ever seen. She then decides it's a good time to tell JP about the Bentley situation. JP starts to sweat bullets and looks like he feels like Ashley is going to break up with him for Bentley. Ashley tells him that she saw Bentley, got closure with their relationship and wanted to tell JP all of this because of her strong feelings for him. JP takes the news well and feels good that she feels like she can tell him things although he was scared for a second that Bentley was going to pop out of the woods. Uh no JP, this is The Bachelorette, not Candid Camera. We also had a mystery solved during this date. What does JP stand for? As Ashley was giving him the rose, she called him by his full name, Jordan Paul. So there you go. JP is also falling in love with Ashley, you could totally tell. They take in the Hong Kong skyline to the music of a sitar player.
Status: JP gets the rose
Pre-Rose Ceremony Party
I will say this. After dealing with Bentley and finally putting a cap on things, Ashley is like a totally different person. This is a good thing because I was going to be pissed if she was all doom and gloom the whole rest of the season. And I would feel bad for all the guys that were actually into her.
She now decides to tell the rest of the guys about the Bentley situation since she's been preaching about being honest all season. After she tells them, there is a palpable tension in the room. JP already knows, so he's the only one not shocked.
Constantine says she contradicted herself on her date with him because they talked about being completely over their past relationships. To be fair to Ashley, they were talking about relationships before the show.
Lucas wonders why she's just now telling them and why it took her so long to get this closure when they've been to three locations that Bentley hasn't been a part of.
Blake confronts her about falling for Bentley and what it must've been like to see him again. Ashley breaks down and walks out of the room.
Constantine, Mickey and Lucas start lashing out at Ashley and JP and Ryan jump to her defense. Everyone together now "Awwww."
Ryan tells Ashley that he wasn't phased by the news and that he understands that she needed that closure.
Ames is also a little level-headed about the news and says that he understands that relationships aren't simple and that's the beauty of them...or something like that.
Blake, Lucas and Constantine seem to be the most upset and feel like whoever she chooses now is just going to be second fiddle to Bentley.
Mickey feels like they were all lied to by Ashley. He is seriously questioning why he's even there. He doesn't know what Ashley saw in Bentley and wants to be sent home if that's they kind of guy she wants. Ashley says that if he wants to leave, then he can leave on his own accord.
Me: Don't let the door hitcha on the way out sucka.
After Mickey leaves, Ashley once again breaks down, apologizes to the guys and ends the party.
The guys who lashed out immediately feel like douches, which they should.
Chris Harrison breaks it down from a guys perspective for Ashley.
Rose Ceremony
Rose-d: Lucas, Ryan, JP, Ben, Constantine, Ames
Sent Home: Mickey (who eliminated himself before the Rose Ceremony), and Blake
Episode 7 Preview
Ashley and the remaining 6 guys are headed to Taiwan. Looks like Ryan, Constantine and Ben get 1-1 dates. There is also a preview for the rest of the season. Someone Ashley sent home returns during the overnight dates in Fiji. Also looks like there is major drama at the Final Rose Ceremony...does the guy Ashley chooses, not choose her back? There is a voice-over from JP saying that he's not sure if he's ready to propose. DRAMA.
As always, don;t forget to check out Chris Harrison's weekly behind-the-scenes blog at EW.com. I'll be posting a Bachelor Pad 2 cast blog once all the guys from Ashley's season that are on The Pad are revealed.
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