BBs! We are back for another season of the Bachelor! This season starts out a wee bit differently though, with a scene presumably from the proposal that’s to come in the future. Joey is crying and alone as we watch an SUV drive away. Mysterious!!!
Then we jump to the first night and limo entrances. There are 32 women tonight! Even if he talked to each one for only 10 minutes with no break, that would be over 5 hours of chatting!!! Whew!
Thoughts on the ladies’ limo entrances: lots of Canadians. Don’t they have their own Bachelor franchise up there? And why is ABC blurring Maria’s Canadian flag?? So weird. Lots of ladies from Atlanta too. There’s a set of 2 sisters from PA- Lauren and Allison. That would be soooo weird. I mean, I’d love for my sister to join me on the adventure, but I wouldn’t want to be kissing on the same boy! Lots of gimmicky entrances too. A voodoo doll! A boat! A GIANT bra! A go kart! A tennis umpire’s chair! Loads of tennis balls! Just be yourself, people. A standout for me is Madina from Charlotte! And Daisy from MN. She has a cochlear implant. She’s adorable!
Jess (the boat girl), gets the first kiss of the evening. Then she makes a dumb move and goes back into the living room where 90% of the women are and TELLS THEM ALL ABOUT THE KISS!!! How to make women angry 101!!! THEN, THEN! Jess goes and steals Joey away from Taylor!!! The ladies are NOT happy with Jess.
Joey is having 1-1 time with Allison, the younger sister, and he kisses her. Then the sisters reveal themselves as sisters to Joey. He’d already figured it out. Lauren is not thrilled that he didn’t kiss her.
Lea is the last lady out of the limos. She is the woman who met Joey at After the Final Rose. She was given a card to open once inside the Bachelor mansion. Curiosity gets the best of Lea and she opens the card on her own once she’s been in the mansion a couple of hours. The card says she is able to steal a 1-1 date from any other woman at any time before hometowns. She is not thrilled by this and talks it over with Joey. Then Lea throws the card into the fire after telling the ladies about it. Way to go! Says a lot about her character! Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks so, because Joey then gives Lea the first impression rose. Yay!!!
Rose Ceremony
Evalin is VERY stressed and emotional, crying up a storm because she never got to talk to Joey. Allison (younger sister) gets the first rose and Lauren (older sister) gets the last rose. Going home: Chandler, Sandra, Kayla, Kyra, Lanie, Nat, Sam, Samantha, Talya, and Zoe. Y’all. I don’t even recognize half of those names! Gone are the days where each woman gets at least a minute of screen time!
ABC is definitely setting us up for (say it with me) THE MOST DRAMATIC SEASON EVER!!! I see you ABC! Until next week BBs!!! xo 🌹