The Bachelor: Jason Mesnik (Episode 6) Recap


Last week, everyone went to Seattle, Ty threw a tantrum, Stephanie wore a hideous vest, Jason forgot to spoiler alert the city of Seattle before the radio interview, Naomi annoyed me, and Stephanie exited with class. This week we have the hometown dates, and seemingly no Deanna, yet again. ABC is such a tease! I’m really thinking this might finally be the week Naomi goes home, so I’m pretty pumped. Let the awkward questioning by the girls’ parents commence….

The family fun (and my review/recap) begins after the jump.

This week, Jason, who is looking even tanner than usual, talked a lot about the economy, congress, and a “stimulus package” that he has come up with. He even gave his opinion on A-Rod’s steroid confession. I’ve never seen him talk this much, and I’m actually surprised he is giving his opinion about politics. Oh, wait, I think that was actually a press conference with President Obama.

To start the real episode, we see Jason packing for the hometown dates. He’s bringing 21 shirts. Damn! That’s a lot for four dates. What a diva. Jason then talks about his feelings about each girl. It’s not all that interesting, so I’ll just recap. Jillian’s fun and passionate, but doesn’t show her emotions and isn’t really opening up (AKA Tessa syndrome). Molly has beautiful eyes and goes after what she wants and thinks they could possibly have a perfect life together, but he’s worried that he’s not getting deep enough with her. Naomi is very adventurous and a free spirit, but he’s not sure if she’s ready for his life. Melissa is very pretty and fun, but he at first he wasn’t sure if she was serious about this. He also thinks that she’s too perfect. Imagine if she still had those FFs. Jason really thinks that one of the girls is his future life, but he doesn’t know which. Melissa? Please let it be Melissa.

Jason’s first hometown date is with Jillian in Kelowna in British Columbia (NOT Alberta, thanks you all for correcting that one...oops!) in Canada (bleh). It’s where Jillian spent her summers, Christmases, and Easters. He wants to find out if she’s as into him as he is to her. Jillian’s super excited to have Jason meet her family, and her feelings for him are getting deeper.

Jillian tells Jason a story about Canada’s own Loch Ness Monster, Ogopogo. O Canada, can they have nothing original? Apparently Jillian has had an encounter with this creature. Wait...do you really want to marry someone who believes in imaginary creatures?

Next they go to some winery inside a volcano, which is actually pretty cool. Jillian thinks that Jason is attracted to her strength and control, and wants to explain why to him. Jason and Jillian sit down in front of a fire, and have a very serious conversation about Jillian’s mother’s depression. She tells him that her mother has tried to take her own life, and everything that she’s been through. Only in the last couple of years has her mother been better. The whole story really showed Jason why Jillian is as emotionally stoic as she is. He says that her opening up like this has brought them even closer together.
Aw...I don’t even like her, but the whole moment was really touching. The fact that she appreciates how impressive her family is makes me like her a tiny bit more. I mean, not enough that I actually like her, but still.

Next, Jillian, the “Jumping Jellybean”, bring Jason to her parent’s house. Jason immediately gets draped in a Canadian flag, thereby confirming every terrible thing I have ever thought about Canada. Jason meets her mom, dad, cousin, and cousin’s husband. Jillian’s family seems really nice, actually. Oh, and you can definitely see Jillian’s bra through her shirt.

Jason seems to get along with her family pretty. At then at dinner, Jillian’s mother treats us to a poem she wrote for Jillian, and I see where Jillian learned to say the word “again” incorrectly.

After dinner, Jillian’s mom takes Jason away, and asks him questions from a list longer than Santa’s. He does a very good job answering her questions and handles the situation with aplomb. Jillian’s mom does pull a Shannon stalker move, and knows what he got his degree in. Google sure makes people creepy. She seemed to approve of Jason’s answers to all her questions though. Jason asks Jillian’s mom for advice about making a marriage last, especially through hard times, which I thought was a cute move on his part.

When Jillian and her mom talk about Jason her mother has only good things to say about him. Jillian says that she could definitely see herself marrying him. Jason also talks to Jillian’s dad, who also talks about how amazing Jillian is.

Jillian’s grandma now shows up, and Jillian is ridiculously excited. Jillian’s grandma thinks Jason is pretty attractive. Keep your hands off, lady! She brought him a pair of maple leaf boxers.


Jason thinks that Jillian’s family is hilarious, and I think Jason maybe doesn’t have the best sense of humor. Or maybe it just doesn’t translate well to TV. Just kidding, they just aren’t funny. Jason says he felt very comfortable with her family, and that he definitely thinks Jillian could be the one. So um, I’m guessing she’s staying this week...

Jason heads to Molly’s hometown next, which is Grand Rapids, Michigan. Good state, I like Michigan. Molly has already beaten Jillian for better hometown date just by not being from Canada. (If you are Canadian and reading this, just know it’s not personal, but honestly, you should maybe move somewhere better. Comments also apply to Wisconsinites.)

Molly is waiting for Jason at the country club in a golf cart, wearing a little golfing outfit. I kind of want to start golfing so I can wear more argyle sweaters. Or maybe not. The only time I ever went golfing (besides mini golfing...I’m a mini golf pro), my sister “accidentally” hit me in the head with a golf club. Yeah.

Molly tells Jason that she’s only brought one guy home before and they hated him. No pressure though. Molly and Jason hit a few balls around, and Molly finds the fact that he can golf sexy. Molly thinks that her parents will just want to get to know Jason. She says she’s proud to be bringing Jason home.

Molly’s parents greet Jason warmly, and they start off by talking about golfing. I guess they’re idea is to start with the only thing they have in common. It works though, I’m pretty sure. Then Molly’s mom brings out the hats. These are serious hats too...Native American headdresses, hats shaped like beer glasses and cow’s heads...that type of thing. “Oh Maryann!” as Molly puts it.

Jason then goes off with Molly’s mom, who wants him to draw a picture of his “favorite memory of Molly’s face”. Jason tries to draw Molly’s big smile and her green eyes. We’ll see the result later.

Molly then talks to her dad, who tells her to not cry in the limo if she gets eliminated. It’s actually a decent idea

Back to Jason painting and drawing with Molly’s mom, and well, he’s not so talented. Molly’s mom says the fact that Jason embraced the hat box and drew the picture meant that he will get along well with the family. So yeah, she approves.

Jason shows Molly his creepy-clown artwork, and she says that it’s refrigerator worthy. Jason had a great time with Molly’s family and thinks the day went really well. He says he can’t get enough of Molly. Yeah...she’s staying too. It totally has to be Naomi who goes.

Next up is Naomi’s hometown date, which is in Lake Elsinore, California. Naomi hopes she can show Jason that she’s ready to have a family. Jason wants to find out the same thing.

Naomi and Jason talk about his concerns about her and she tells him that she is definitely ready. I can totally understand why he would think that because she just seems really juvenile right now. Despite her attempts to reassure him, Jason still doesn’t really believe Naomi’s ready for all this, but thinks that seeing her with her family will help him see.

Naomi’s both excited and scared about Jason meeting her family. She says her family is “interesting” and “as crazy as it gets”. Jason’s going to meet her mom, dad, sister, brother, half-sister, niece and nephew. Her parents divorced when Naomi was 11, so this could be interesting.

There are tons of people running amuck. They have a hula hoop contest and Jason sucks, as expected. He’s even worse at hula hooping than he was at drawing! Naomi incorrectly tells Jason that it’s all in the hips. It’s actually all in the legs and stomach, trust me.

Naomi’s mom gathers the family to tell a story about how a dove “killed itself” on her windshield. She decided to keep it in a bag in the refrigerator. Oh, and they named it Rosie. Naomi seems rightfully horrified and embarrassed by it all. Naomi’s mom wants Jason to help them bury it and give the dove’s eulogy. Awesome family date.

The funeral is both disturbing and hysterical at the same time. Jason describes it as “interesting to be a part of”. There are so many things wrong with what is happening, and I can’t help but be reminded of a certain episode of The Office that also involved a bird’s funeral. Except I’m pretty sure the funeral on The Office was less awkward than this one.

Jason talks to Naomi’s father, Hector, who wants to know that he’s selfless enough for Naomi. He talks about Jesus a lot, and asks Jason about his religious background. Jason’s not religious, and looks pretty uncomfortable. Hector tells him that Jesus is the only way and all that. It’s very awkward. I bet this is the most Jesus has ever been mentioned on the show. As Jason puts it, “Today I learned that Hector loves Jesus”.

Naomi’s mom, Joanne, thankfully cuts into the conversation. When you’re relieved when dead bird funeral lady shows up, you know things aren’t going well. Naomi’s mom talks about psychic abilities and stuff. She thinks that she and Jason are in the same soul family. And then she talks about reincarnation. Wow...no wonder Joanne and Hector didn’t make it. Jesus doesn’t believe in reincarnation, does he? This family is something else, let me tell you.

Naomi talks to her father about Jason. Hector seems pretty concerned that Jason isn’t a Christian. Naomi says she’s spiritual, but it doesn’t matter if Jason has the same beliefs as her. Hector says she’ll support Naomi, no matter what she decides. Naomi’s talk with her dad made her wish she had talked more about religion and spiritual beliefs with Jason.

Jason says that he thinks Naomi’s family is great, but I’m not totally sure I believe him. Naomi says she thinks that Jason fit in really well with her family, but yeah, I’m going to have to disagree. It seemed to me that of all the dates, Jason was the most uncomfortable here, and that the date went the worst of all of them, though not necessarily bad. Naomi says she’s falling in love with Jason (to the camera). Then they make out a bunch, and I didn’t need to see all of that.

The next date is with Melissa (woot!) in Dallas (woot!). Jason’s looking forward to meeting Melissa’s family, and thinks that it will tell him a lot about who Melissa is (uhhh...bad news buddy). They have a cute little run to each other and twirl around meeting. I think they’re happy to see each other. Melissa made a little tooth fairy box for Ty, which is pretty adorable.

Melissa tells Jason that he’ll be meeting her best friends instead of her family, because her parents aren’t comfortable meeting Jason on TV. They feel like it should be a genuine moment, not recorded. Melissa seems pretty upset by everything, and I feel really bad for her. She’s very worried that the fact that her family won’t do this will affect his decision. I think it’s crap that he doesn’t just get to meet them off camera.

Jason’s going to meet two of her friends, their husbands, and one of her friend’s two daughters. Jason sees that the girls are drawn to Melissa and that she’s very comfortable around kids. That bodes well for her. And the fact that her two friends are both married will work out better for Melissa than the whole meeting the friends thing has for other girls on the show in the past.

Melissa’s friends talk about how Melissa has had bad taste in guys in the past. She hasn’t introduced most guys she’s dated to her friends, but Jason seems to fit in well.

Melissa talks to the girls about how great Jason is, and they get emotional and girly. While that was happening, Jason talks to the guys and asks them how she could still be single since she’s so great. They say that past guys would have rather spent time with their friends than Melissa. They all seem to really care about Melissa. Jason talks about how incredible Melissa is. The guys seem to approve of Jason, and they think that he’s a definite improvement over her past guys.

Jason then talks to the girls, and he has lots of questions about her parents. The friends haven’t really met her parents either, and Jason finds it weird. Yeah...I definitely agree. Melissa better not be going home. Eh, he likes her way too much, I think.

After they leave Melissa’s friends house they go back to Melissa’s place and talk more and she elaborates some about her family. Melissa talks about how private her parents are. Apparently they never even went to the games when she was a Cowboys cheerleader. Melissa says she knows it’s not that they don’t care; it’s just how they are. She says they’re very different than her but that she’s similar to her mom in that they’re both nurturing and that her dad is more adventurous like she is. Then they make out. Melissa says (to the camera) that she’s in love with Jason now.

Jason and Melissa obviously have a connection, but I think the fact that he never met her family was a big deal to Jason. I hope that he doesn’t send her home this week over it because it wasn’t something she did, and it shouldn’t affect his feelings towards her. If he is falling in love with her, her family not wanting to be on TV shouldn’t matter.

Now Jason’s back in Seattle, and he says this past week was one of the best weeks he’s ever had. Chris Harrison shows up at Jason’s (fake) house to talk about the girls. I really like Chris’ vest under the suit coat look. It’s very dapper. Jason says that Jillian really opened up to him and that they have a fun connection, but he’s not sure it’s enough. Meeting Molly’s family really showed Jason a lot about who she is, but he’s not totally sure she’s ready to settle down. Jason delicately says that Naomi’s family is, erm, interesting. He loves her zest for life, but he’s afraid that Naomi’s not ready to settle into the life he has. Jason was disappointed that he didn’t get to meet her parents, but that he does see that her friends are a part of her family. He’s not sure if they can move forward, though, if he can’t actually meet her parents. Chris Harrison then leaves. Sad. Jason says it’s an extremely tough decision to make. Really? Because I didn’t even think about it before deciding he should get rid of Naomi.

Now it’s Rose Ceremony time, and Chris Harrison tells the girl Jason definitely thinks one of them will become his wife. Jason then comes in and tells the girls what a great time he had and how difficult the decision is. Uh huh...let’s hand out those roses! First rose goes to:

Molly (Clown-Mouth) – They’re date went the best, so I’m definitely not surprised.

Jillian (Canaduh) – Not surprising either. He better not end up with her, though.

Chris Harrison comes out to tell us that, “this is the final rose tonight.” Oh Chris Harrison. And the last rose goes to...

Melissa (Orphan) – Good. I’m glad that her family didn’t ruin this for the two of them because she is obviously best for Jason.

And this means Naomi’s gone!!! I figured this would happen and I’m glad it did.

Jason walks Naomi out, and they sit down to talk. Jason says that he’s feels that they’re in different places and that he’s not sure their lives would fit together. She says that she wished it had been because he connected with the other girls more, which is also probably the case, but that would have just been piling on, if you will. Naomi actually handles things better than I thought she would. In the limo she says that after this she doesn’t want a love life right now and that she’s probably better off alone. Way to prove Jason’s point. Man...why did we never get to see her handle bitches with a slap? I was looking forward to that all season...

Jason says he knows he made the right choice, but it was still hard. He goes back with the remaining girls, and talks about what a great week he had. And announces that he’s taking them to New Zealand, which I’m very jealous of.

So...who do we all think will be the next to go? I’m hoping for Jillian.
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The Bachelor: Jason Mesnik (Episode 5) Recap

Previously on The Bachelor...the girls were horrible at singing, Jason and Molly did the nasty in a tent, Jason slutted it up on General Hospital, Melissa (and everyone else) got jealous, Shannon (shockingly) was creepy, Nikki got kicked to the curb, and Jason went all rebel on us and sent home an extra girl. It’s getting down to the wire. I’d say that Jason has been doing a pretty good job choosing, but I think he’s making a mistake by keeping Naomi for so long. Hopefully, she’ll be going home ASAP. Let the love-falling begin…

The jealousy (and my review/recap) begins after the jump.

On the preview for tonight’s episode, we get to see that Jason spends time with Ty, delays his date with Melissa, the girls go on the radio, Naomi and Jason talk awkwardly through helicopter headsets, Jason questions Jillian’s intentions , and we have “the most intense Rose Ceremony ever”, for probably the 34th time. Let’s get to it.

The episode starts with our lovable host, Chris Harrison, telling the girls that Jason sees a future with them. This week they’ll be a group date and two 1-on-1 dates, but none of the dates will have roses. He also tells them that they’re going to Seattle. Screams ensue. Ya know, these type of surprises are kind of ruined by them being shown in previews about 17 thousand times. Just saying. The girls are very excited to go and as Melissa excitedly puts it, “We are fixin’ to hop on a plane and go to Seattle!” Jillian hopes they get to meet Ty. I kind of doubt they will, though. Shouldn’t that be saved for the final 2 or something?

Arial shots of the Emerald City lead to a Jason-Ty reunion. Always precious, although not as cute as the one on last season’s Bachelorette. Jason wants to bring the girls to Seattle to see how well they’ll fit into his life. He also needs to make sure the girls are right for Ty, so maybe they will meet him?

Anyway, the girls show up and Jason’s super excited to see the girls, who, coincidentally, are also super excited to see him. Jason shows the girls their swanky digs. Naomi decides she would move to Seattle in a heartbeat because it’s a beautiful city and a beautiful hotel. She does realize that she wouldn’t be living in the hotel right? Jason then tells Melissa that the two of them will be sharing a one-on-one date later that evening. Naomi is livid that she didn’t get the date and I’m livid that I have to look at Naomi’s terrible hat. They all discuss how Naomi’s the only one to not have one yet, and Jillian helpfully says, “You definitely could use one”.

Melissa’s excited for the date, and says she’s going to have a night of surprises. According to the previews, she clearly will.

Melissa fancies herself up and we get gratuitous shots of Jason shirtless while getting ready at home with a visibly upset Ty. I guess he isn’t taking to the fact that his dad that just got home earlier today is leaving again. I feel ya, Ty. I feel ya. Melissa wait for an extra half hour before Jason calls her to tell her they’re not going on their tour of Seattle date, which sounded like it would have been very nice. I sort of understand Jason not wanting to go out, but couldn’t he have called earlier than he did. He left her sitting there for a half hour. Instead of their elaborate date, Melissa and Jason are going to spend the evening at Jason’s house. Melissa takes it all in stride, as expected, and heads over to Jason’s place. Does this mean she’s going to be the first to meet Ty? If she does, that’s definitely an advantage. Jillian agrees and is super jealous. Ha.


Melissa gets to Jason’s place, and there’s a note saying he’s putting Ty to bed and he’ll be down soon. Melissa gets there and does her (potential) wifely duties and cleans up the place. Nice move, that should definitely score some points with Jason. I’m thinking she might not actually get to meet Ty, just like...watch him sleep.

Anyway, we see Melissa sitting awkwardly waiting, and then Jason comes in. Melissa changes out of her dress and into comfy clothes, and Jason says she always looks good. Jason says he’s not ready to introduce any of the girls to Ty (called it) but she’s allowed to watch him sleep (doubled called it). God, I’m good.

Melissa and Jason then talk about Ty and future children. I think Melissa would be a darn good mom, unlike Naomi, for example. They also talk about who Jason would meet if he went to Melissa’s hometown (her parents and little brother), and what Melissa’s place is like. Melissa says she’s close to her family, but she describes herself as the black sheep of the family. Huh...what kind of family is this if Melissa’s the black sheep? Jason and Melissa make out, and they seem to go really well together. Oh, and for a second I though Melissa had a tramp stamp, but I’m pretty sure it was just her mic, thank god. I mean, she’s my favorite. That could have ruined it! I’d be just fine with that date if I were Melissa because they actually got to connect and talk about real things instead of, “Oh, look how pretty Seattle looks.”

The other girls agree with me and are crazy jealous. Is it the specific date they’re jealous of or is it that the see that Jason and Melissa have a connection and this time will only deepen it? I think it’s the latter. I do like the fact that all the girls would actually prefer to spend time with Jason in a more real setting than all the fancy expensive dates.

Now it’s the next date, and a date box/card comes. It’s for Stephanie, Jillian, and Molly. “Open your heart because love is on the air”. Naomi’s glad she’s finally getting her one-on-one date because she’ll actually get time with Jason. I’m kind of okay with that, because maybe he’ll see how awful she is.

Anyway, they go off on the group date, and Jason’s excited to see how the girls like Seattle and all that. Stephanie is wearing a terrible white furry vest. It’s making me want to vomit. Why would she wear that. Does she think that’s going to impress Jason? Oh, goodness, just caught what’s underneath. Shirt with rhinestones…no! Abort mission. Abort mission! She does not dress like a woman in her 30s should. Stephanie and Jason have 1-on-1 time, and she gets to steer the boat, which she’s very excited about. Jason tells the camera about the connection they have as parents (but what about a romantic connection?), and then they talk about Sophia and their date with her. I think Jason might like Sophia and the idea of them as a family more than he actually likes Stephanie. They just don’t have the spark he has with some of the others.

Jillian and Molly talk about jealousy, but Jillian isn’t too worried, because she only sees Jason ending up with her. God I hope not. He works way better with Melissa. Or Molly. Or...well, mainly those two. I like Stephanie too though.

Jason can only meet the families of four of the girls, so he decides to use radio hosts to help him narrow it down. Good plan. Jason is on the air first, and the girls can watch, but not listen. The girls marvel at how good he looks doing it. The hosts ask Jason a bevy of questions including what his favorite date was. Jason says that it was his date with Stephanie and Sophia. That’s nice and all, but I kind of feel like it was a safe answer. He could hardly say that he most enjoyed getting it on in a tent. Ooh, then they ask Jason who the best kisser is, and I’m pretty sure he shouldn’t answer that one. But stupidly he does, and his answer is Molly. No shocker there, I mean it is her secret talent and even won her a rose on a group date.

Apparently the show is live because Melissa and Naomi are listening...and know he doesn’t think either of them are the best kisser. Although, it’s debatable if the question is about all five girls or just the three on the date with him.

To test to see if he’s legit about his choice, the hosts hold a kissing contest wherein Jason is blindfolded and each of the girls kisses him and he has to guess who each was at the end. Jillian goes first and as she puts it, “I just forced my tongue right into his mouth and touched his tonsils so that he knew it would be me. No I didn’t, I didn’t, I didn’t. I didn’t.”

Stephanie kisses him next, and let me tell you, awkward. He is obviously going to know it’s her because she does her little kiss him all over before she hits the lips. Who does she think she is, Mr. Darcy? She puts it best, “I think he would recognize from me, tenderness.” As an aside, I would like to say that Stephanie needs to lay off the make-up. It is truly ridiculous, especially in the lighting of the interviews. She is wearing more blush than all the blush I have ever worn combined. It looks like Sophia was the one that did her make-up.

Molly goes next and does her patented grabbing his face move, so Jason naturally gets them all correct. Apparently the contest was “so easy”.

Now the girls get interviewed. Stephanie thinks that Jason’s eyes are the sexiest thing about him, and Jillian agrees. Melissa thinks it’s his smile though. Aww...yeah...I love his smile. Next, the hosts ask the ladies what they’re like in the sack. Molly says she’s a lingerie kind of girl. She says that it makes her feel wanted. Jillian says she likes to have fun because it makes it more intimate afterward, and Stephanie again creeps me out by saying that she just wants to make sure her guy is completely taken care of. Ummm… what about you? Shouldn’t he take care of you too?

Then they go get dinner, and um, nothing happens. Next, Jason and Jillian have some alone time and Jason asks her how she’s doing because he feels like he’s seen change in her since they’ve been in Seattle. Jillian basically says she came on the show for the experience of traveling and meeting people, but didn’t expect to care about him. Awesome. See? She’s not likeable you guys. Anyway, she says it’s hard because the other girls are amazing girls. Jason is worried that her expectations are too high because she expects things to be passionate all the time. Holy cow, she talks extremely fast. I can’t really pin downs what it is about her that bothers me so much, but I just can’t like her. Then they talk about who he’d meet in Canada, which would be her mom, dad, cousin, and her cousin’s guy, and what they do, like picnics, campfires, barbeques, hiking, and lots of other outdoorsy Canadian stuff.

Back to the hotel, the doorbell rings, and Naomi sings some “I’ve got my date card” song. The song is horrible, and so is her singing. He date card says, “Don’t look down, you might fall...” Naomi’s excited, and Melissa is jealous.

Back on the date, the girls question Jason about how he knew who was who when he kissed them. His answer is, “different lips, different styles, different people”. No shit. The girls seem to think it’s a good answer, though.

Then Jason steals Molly away for a walk, and she says she feels very spoiled about the time she gets to spend with Jason. Jillian talks about how hard it is and how jealous she is. Boring. I mean...the girls are jealous, but they’re not being catty enough to make it very entertaining.

Back to Jason and Molly, they talk about her family, who are sarcastic, easy-going, and mellow, just like her. Have we seen Molly being sarcastic at all? I’m not doubting she is...they just haven’t shown it. Jason says he hopes he gets to meet her family, so um, I’m guessing he will. Otherwise why say it? Molly comments (to the camera) that she doesn’t know why Jason’s wasting the other girl’s time. Oh...good job producers, showing that sarcasm for the first time RIGHT after her being sarcastic was mentioned.

Now it’s Jason’s date with Naomi. He’s not sure she’s ready for his life, because she’s such a free spirit or something. Naomi’s excited to “explore a city she might be calling home someday”. Well, I suppose that’s possible, but not because she ends up with Jason. They take a sea plane tour of the city, and then Jason talks (to the camera) about how amazing Naomi is. And they make out in the sea plane. Or helicopter, according to Naomi.

Now we’re back at the hotel, and Stephanie talks on the phone to her daughter on speakerphone, while the other girls listen. Stephanie thinks Jason needs someone who is mature, aka not Naomi. We’re having lots of hinting that Naomi’s going home this episode...

Back to Jason and Naomi, they go to some sports store that has a rock climbing wall. They climb and kiss. Then they stop climbing and kiss more. Then they talk about what Jason wants in a wife, which is someone who understands and would want his life. Apparently the whole Deanna thing kind of made him realize how important that was. Hmmm...it actually sounds like Jason has thought things through. How strange for this show. Oh, and then Jason and Naomi kiss more. Naomi thinks that their lives will fit together really well.

Now Jason and Naomi go over to have fondue, and Naomi tells the camera she’s starting to fall for him. Jason thinks it’s possible they could work out, but he needs to know more about her. Jason asks about her family, and Naomi’s family relationship with her parents is apparently complicated. Naomi talks about how her mom left her dad and her, and then mentions that she sees a lot of her mom in her. Umm...way to seduce a man...compare yourself to your family-deserting mom. Jason picks up on this, and it seems to concern him too. To be fair, I don’t think that’s what she means at all, but yeah. Naomi talks about the future...wanting to adopt kids, have kids of her own, cook...that type of thing. She says she’s really opened up to Jason now. “Today I climbed a wall, and walls came down”. Clever. And I mean that in the most sarcastic way possible.

Back at the hotel, the girls talk about what they’re afraid of. Molly’s afraid Jason will see her as too young. Stephanie’s afraid he’ll see her as too settled. Jillian’s afraid he thinks she has unrealistic expectations of relationships. They think Naomi’s biggest obstacle is getting past the friends thing. But judging by all the kissing on their date, well, I think they’re past it.

Jason is glad that Naomi’s opened up and answered his questions. Naomi thinks things are really good between them. I still think she has a chance of going home.

Now we see shots of Jason hanging out with Ty, while talking head Jason discusses the decision he has to make this week.

The girls are sitting around talking when the doorbell rings, and it’s Jason! He says he’s having a tough day, and that he came because he wants to talk to Jillian. Hmmm...that doesn’t sound that good for her.

Basically, Jason’s worried that Jillian will break his heart. Jillian, holding back tears, talks to Jason about how hard the experience is. He says she always seems strong, and she says she feels like she has to be. Jason says that she’s unbelievable and he really has feelings for her, but he needs to make sure she has feelings for him too. She says she does (I think), but that it’s hard to open up. Jillian says she never expected to get to the hometown date, and I still hope she won’t (although I think she will). Then Jillian and Jason kiss for a bit, so yeah, she’s probably staying...but that conversation was pretty boring.

Now it’s almost Rose Ceremony time, and Jason sits down to talk with Chris Harrison (yay!) at his house. Jason talks about how hard this decision is to make this time. He says it’s kind of a pivotal moment...the whole hometown date thing. Jason talks about how great the date was with Melissa, but sometimes he worries she’s good to be true. Ha...because she’s clearly the best. Jason says Stephanie is one of the most fantastic women he’s ever met and he’d be lucky to end up with her. I still think he won’t though. He says Molly’s fun and her family seems fun, which he likes. Jason says he wants to make sure Jillian is there for him and not for an adventure at this point. He says things are great with Naomi and the chemistry has developed. Chris Harrison comments that he doesn’t have much bad to say about the women, and Jason says, “They’re all incredible”. Yeah, I beg to differ. They are definitely not ALL incredible. Jason doesn’t know how he’s going to choose.

Now we’re at the Rose Ceremony, and Chris Harrison talks to the girls and then brings Jason out. Jason says it’s been an “unreal” week, but tough to figure out which four families he wants to meet. He says, “I got most of my questions answered. Most of them”. Very ominous. Apparently he wants to talk to Naomi more. Molly freaks out and thinks that she’s going to be the one going, but she’s clearly wrong.

Jason wants to make sure that Naomi is ready for the life that he leads. She says that she’s over the single lifestyle and that she’s ready for a family. She says things feel “right” with Jason. I’m really confused about whether or not she’s going now. I was thinking she was, but now I’m thinking she’s not. If she doesn’t, who will? Stephanie? Have they hinted towards that enough? They seemed to be setting it up for Naomi to go, but now I’m thinking maybe not.

Jason says that he’s sorry he had to do that, but it’s what he needed. And now it’s rose time. First rose goes to...

Jillian (Canuck) – So we’re stuck with more of her annoying voice. Awesome.

Melissa (Black Sheep) – Yay! She’s definitely my favorite.

Molly (Kiss Expert) – I like her too. I’m not sure why she thought she wouldn’t get a rose...

And now it’s final rose time, which Chris Harrison so amazingly announces. And it goes to...

Naomi (Helicopter Passenger) – God no. Why?

Jason says that Stephanie’s the most amazing person he’s ever met and that they’re all better people for meeting her. Stephanie handles it with class and says she was glad she got to be a part of it and wishes Jason the best. Wait...THAT was the most intense Rose Ceremony ever? Okay, no. It was sad and everything, but intense? Do they know what intense means? Are they just picking random adjectives?

Jason then walks Stephanie out, and he says he wanted it to be there, but it wasn’t. Stephanie is like 27 thousand times classier than Naomi or Jillian. Boo. I’m sad she’s gone, although I knew she wouldn’t win, because well, the spark really wasn’t there. Stephanie then talks about going to Heaven and seeing Steve (her dead husband) someday. Weird.

Next week...Jillian opens up about her family’s past, Jason demonstrates his lack of artistic ability for Molly’s family, Naomi’s family is crazy and makes guests eulogize dead birds, and Melissa’s family refuses to be on TV. Ooooh...interesting twist. Hope that doesn’t screw things up for Melissa, seeing as I went her to get the final rose. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see...


Core Four:
Honestly, we only like two of the four girls left, so yeah, we’re having to widen our pool for this one.

Melissa: Our favorite. We're not sure what it is about her, but she's just so dang likable.

Molly: She claims she’s sarcastic (a definite plus) and we actually got to see it this time, even if it was only one comment.

Chris Harrison: Best part of the show, as always. We think that's all that needs to be said.

Ty: He wanted to spent time with his dad so he did. This one obviously knows how to get his way.

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Real World: Brooklyn (Episode 4) Recap


Last week on the Real World: Brooklyn, Ryan and Baya flirted, Katelynn had boyfriend problems, and the girls and Ryan pole danced. This week I better see some drama or I am going to be pissed. I am quickly losing interest in these losers. PLEASE let the fighting begin…

Spoilers after the jump.


To start this episode, Devyn tells the group what she wants to do with her life. She says she wants to move to LA after this because in NYC she would get pushed into Broadway, and that is not where she wants to be. And what she means by this is that she wants to be famous. JD thinks she’s just being young and naïve, and is just doing whatever she wants. Yes, but you’re all on The Real World, so isn’t that sort of a pot-kettle situation?

The roommates are going to a swanky private party and Ryan is having some issues with having to dress up. “Where are we going? A golf club?” he asks incredulously. He decides to go uberfancy and so he wears a sport coat and handlebar mustache. Nice. Alex, Scott’s model friend, was at the party and Blayne tried out his game on her. Ryan was not optimistic, but Blayne did seem to somewhere with her.

Next, we see JD take a phone message for Sarah from a very rude, insistent man. Sarah’s not there because she’s shopping with Chet and Katelynn. Sarah questions Katelynn’s taste, which happens to be small, trashy, and tight. It’s probably not the best combo, and I totally agree with Sarah. Personal style be damned, I don’t want to see any more booty shorts out of this girl!

In the car on the way home, Blayne pushes Sarah buttons about domestic abuse without knowing how close to home he’s hitting. She tells Blayne that her father hit and sexually abused her and that she would never let him back in her life. I’m guessing this is somehow related to the phone call from Pushy-Man.

Back at the house, the man calls again, who happens to be her father. I am not very surprised. Rightly, Sarah tells him never to call her again and eventually hangs up on him after he tells her that she is playing into her mother’s lies and distortions.

After she hangs up, Baya comforts her. Sarah can’t understand how he got the number, and calls her mother for guidance. He mother helps her, tells her to have her roomies screen her calls, and tells her not to be a victim. It really seems to help.

Later on at a bar, JD introduces Blayne to Angelique, who he describes as a better transsexual than Katelynn, thereby confirming to Blayne that Katelynn is transsexual. Smooth move. He also introduces Angelique to Devyn and says that Angelique was on American Idol and says that she sings 100 times better than Devyn. Wow, JD is on fire tonight. Angelique sings to the crowd, and pulls Devyn onto the stage with her. Devyn is pissed, but sings anyways.

Sarah tells Katelynn that JD basically outed her being transgender. Katelynn confronts JD about it and he makes incomprehensible noises.

Next, we see Devyn still mad about the previous night. She said it was the most awkward thing she’s ever done in her life. She talks to JD about it and says that what he did was, “so disrespectful, dismissive, and dismeaning.” JD blames it on the alcohol and Devyn’s not having it. She tells him she’ll never see him the same, and he says she should be mad at Angelique, if any one. That’s a great idea JD! I’m sure laying the blame on someone else will make Devyn feel better. Devyn refuses to hug JD after they talk it out.

Later, Devyn then meets with her aunt who is in The Color Purple and she gets Devyn in contact with a casting director.

Alex calls Blayne and they mmake a date, sans Scott tagging along, which was much discussed.

Sarah’s dad has called again, and says that there is no reason that she shouldn’t talk to him. She hangs up on him again and still hasn’t seemed to get through to him.

Sarah tells Devyn that she had been molested at a daycare center, so she got therapy and counseling. After he parents separated, her dad took her camping and only brought one sleeping bag. She left and hasn’t talked to her dad since, and has been trying to press charges.

Alan Filderman, the casting director, calls Devyn and sets up an audition with him. She has to have a couple of monologues and a song prepared.

Next, we hear Devyn practicing her acapella song, The Star Spangled Banner. She’s actually good, much better than at the bar during her sing-off with Angelique. She’s feeling a little nervous, but definitely excited. On the way to her interview, she accidentally drives to New Jersey. Ouch, that’s rough. First of all she’ll be late, and second of all she has to go to Jersey. Yikes. She ends up more than 45 minutes late. He lets her audition anyway and then tells her that he’ll let her know if anything comes up.

Sarah talks to her mom on the phone and they talk about how she wants to work at an organization that helps victims of sexual abuse. She’s very passionate about it, and it’s definitely a better goal than most of these guys have. Later, she volunteers at a nonprofit art mentor program. She mentors a girl names Sapphire who she obviously gets along with and promised to go again.

Next, Blayne almost gets stood up by Alex for their date. He’s happy to be out with her because it makes him feel good that she’s pretty. She’s 19 and more experienced than him. She says that one day she will sleep over with him and Blayne remarks to the camera, “The fact that Alex is willing to sleep over with me. I can tell that she’s sexually attracted to me, and that’s natural.” Is it? Really? I beg to differ.

When Blayne gets back, Ryan tells him he’s wasting his time since he can’t see himself marrying her. It’s Ryan’s belief that dating should only be a stepping stone to marriage. So, he see himself marrying Michelle Ma Belle, but he thinks that sometime down the line something could happen with Baya. So he wants to cheat on his future wife? Hmmmmm…

Katelynn complains that she hasn’t orgasms in a while, and that leads to questions to Blayne from Katelynn and Sarah. It comes out that he doesn’t masturbate, have oral sex, and he has never touched a boob. Don’t worry about it, though, because the nocturnal emissions take care of everything. Sleep on that one.
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Core Four Reasons Heidi Klum is in our Core Four


1. She might not say it anymore, but "Models, this is also a competition for you as well" was pretty much the best line on any reality show. Her lack of knowledge of the English language is endearing.

2. No one does short, tight, and shiny dresses like Heidi. In fact, no one even tries.

3. Anyone who puts Tim Gunn on their show is obviously some sort of genius. The world owes Heidi oh so much for bringing him to us.

4. She has the most classic critiques. "She looks like a fat Minnie Mouse" and "It looked like she was pooing fabric," for example. She articulates what we're all thinking.

Readers, this is also a post for you as well. See more of it after the jump.






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Core Four Reasons Chris Harrison is in our Core Four


1. Even though he has limited screen time, he steals the show every time he's on screen.

2. No one can say “This is the final rose” with the intensity that he does.

3. You have to give the man credit. He doesn’t have a problem making any of the bachelorettes/bachelors uncomfortable on The Women/Men Tell All.

4. He's actually pretty funny, which you'll notice if you pay attention to him interviewing The Bachelors.

See more of Chris Harrison's mad crazy hosting skillz after the jump.




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Core Four Reasons Jeff Probst is in our Core Four


1. He's one of those guys that really believes in his show. Like...he'd watch Survivor even if he didn't host it.

2. He doesn't let the castaways bullshit him at tribal council and always pulls the truth out of them eventually.

3. He doesn't just let the survivors quit. He gives them a hard time about it, as he should.

4. You gotta give a guy who hooks up with one of the former contestants props. Let's see Seacrest pull that one off.

See pictures of Jeff, host with the most, after the jump.





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Core Four Reasons Tyra Banks is in our Core Four


1. No other host aspires to be the center point of their show. It takes cahones.

2. She invented fierce before Christian Siriano was even born.

3. Who wants to let the contestants be the only ones to take pictures when you can have one taken of yourself every week?

4. She's Tyra-frickin-Banks. No one can match her level of crazy/fierceness.

See more fierceness after the jump.




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Poll Results Week 2 (The Bachelor: Jason Mesnik)

This week we had mixed results in our poll. We asked which moment (from a group of moments we selected) you all thought that Jason wouldn't want to show Ty. I think we can all agree he probably doesn't want to show most, if not all, of it to the poor kids. The moment that you guys thought was worst, though, was Natalie's Limo Rant, after Jason had dumped her off in Vegas. 38% of you thought that showing a clip of an arrogant girl swearing and being self-centered wasn't family friendly.

See the rest of the poll results after the jump.



Was there any horrible moment that we left off the list? And what cringe-worthy things happened on last night's episode that would send Ty running for the hills? I think that Megan and Jason kissing on the soap set was pretty PG-13, but you also can't forget Jason and Molly's tent escapades. What do you guys think?
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