The Bachelorette, Ashley: Episode 8

OR: It's all about the Benjamins.



Date Category: Hometown
Bachelor Involved: Constantine
Location: Cumming, Georgia
Highlights: Ashley meets Constantine at a lake, complete with cute lil duckies. They head to Constantine's family's restaurant, Giorgios. Ashley likes how studly Constantine looks ordering his wait staff around. She won't think it's so studly when he tells her to go make him a sammich. Although, to be fair, Ashley did say she could make a mean PB&J. She brought that upon herself. Constantine's family has a cute lil dog! Mom pretty much tells Ashley that she's going to have to relocate if she picks Constantine. Dad tells Constantine not to rush anything. Constantine's dad is adorbs. OMG, cute lil dog is wearing a cute lil dress! Just when I was going to not stereotype Greek families, Constantine's whooole family shows up. I also get flashbacks of Brad Womack's first season when he went to DeAnna's hometown. They also did some Greek dancing. Dad makes it rain...with what looks like twenties.

Date Category: Hometown
Bachelor Involved: Ames
Location: Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Highlights: Ames's family breaks out some mint juleps. I want a mint julep. They're yummy. Ames's family has a pool...at their house...as in an indoor pool, at their house. Now we know how Ames afforded multiple degrees and world traveling. Ashley thinks that Ames's mom would be a great mother-in-law but she still feels that the romantic spark is missing between them. Sister tells Ames to make a move. I wish someone would make a move to end this hometown date. I'm sure Ames is a perfectly lovely guy but he and Ashley have zero chemistry. We all know how this is going to end. He takes Ashley on a picnic under a magnolia tree. Next up is a carriage ride. And then the date is over. Yep, that's all I got. Sorry Ames but it's Ben F. time.

Date Category: Hometown
Bachelor Involved: Ben
Location: Sonoma, California
Highlights: Ben takes Ashley to his winery for a picnic. He wants to know if Ashley is ready to meet "the fam." He's only brought one girl home to meet his mom before. If you don't get along with Mom and Sis, then you have no chance with this charming bachelor. Ben describes his dad as a happy, gentle giant. OMG, Ben's sister says "you guys" as much as Ashley does and she totally looks like a DeAnna Pappas/Ali Fedotowsky hybrid. Mom breaks out the embarrassing photos of Ben as a wee lad. He and his dad look a lot alike. Ben has a heart-to-heart with his mom which just damn near breaks your heart. I would give Ben a hug if he were here right now; he looked like he needed one. How can anyone not have some love for Ben after this date?

Date Category: Hometown
Bachelor Involved: JP
Location: Roslyn/Long Island, New York
Highlights: JP takes Ashley roller skating. I love roller skating. Anyone want to have a birthday party at Ameriskates anytime soon? OMG, a disco ball and REO Speedwagon? Best.Date.Ever. JP bites the big one. Next up, it's wine in paper cups. Classy. Well, I guess they are at a skating rink. Classy is as classy does. JP says that he's only brought 4 girls home to meet his family and the last one didn't turn out so well. Ashley questions how JP is so sure about them when he hasn't been sure about anyone before. He says that it sucks when Ashley isn't around and he doesn't want to be without her. Aww. Mom has concerns about her son's heart getting broken. JP doesn't think it will. He says that he will propose if he feels it's right. Mom addresses these concerns with Ashley and JP's brother addresses the concerns with JP. All I can think is whoever that girl is that broke JP's heart must be a total biatch. Mom has one last surprise for Ashley. She busts out a poster of JP from his bar mitzvah. He totally looked like Jonathan Taylor Thomas during the early Home Improvement years. I love it and the mullet he was rocking.

Rose Ceremony
Rose-d: Ben, JP, Constantine
Sent Home: Ames

Episode 9 Preview
Ashley takes her final three guys to Fiji for the fantasy overnight dates. Someone come back and surprises Ashley. One fantasy date doesn't end well. There's always one.