The Bachelor: Week 3

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Let's get started. There was some serious awkward in this episode. For example, during the group date when Nikki/Miss Muttonchops (seriously, look at those things!) sat down for some one on one time with Jason and couldn't think of anything to say. And when I say anything, I mean anything. Like you could actually hear crickets while they both stared blankly at eachother. Awk.Ward. And her reasoning for it? She explains, in tears, she's a control freak - in fact, she's got every detail of her life planned out ahead of time so she just doesn't feel comfortable with certain spontaneous situations. Such as one-on-one conversation. Um, Nikki? If you really plan everything like you claim, am I left to believe that you actually planned your sideburns? Get back to me on that.

Sadly, Natalie Fabulous got sent home this week and did not take it gracefully. In fact, she down right threw a tantrum. She just couldn't wrap her cute little brain around Jason's decision to send her home. And I totally understand where she's coming from. I mean, anyone - anyone who loves clothes, shoes, fashion, bears, and not just some bears, but ALL bears, is clearly someone who loves party all night in upscale martini bars is ready to be married with a stepchild. She was sooooo ready. I wonder why he couldn't see that?


My favorite girl of the week is Stalker Shannon. She experienced some real growth this week. I get the feeling that she's seen the error in her ways - the whole stalker thing wasn't really working for her, so she's tranforming her persona. She's no longer Stalker Shannon. No ma'am. She's Emotional Trainwreck Shannon.

In the above picture, she was feeling sad and neglected during the group date. She wasn't getting enough alone time with Jason, so she just awkwardly grabbed him and hugged him. Out. Of. No. Where. (Look at how the other girls are all laughing and looking away. They can't stand it. Look how the drink in Jason's hand is about to spill. Perfection!) They finally sat down to talk and what does Shannon do? She starts crying because she just doesn't know quite how to express to him how she "just wants to lay in her PJ's with him, just the two of them. In PJ's." It's my opinion that she's already begun the process, since she completely stopped wearing make-up/doing her hair/taking a shower/brushing her teeth after vomiting during the rose ceremony. Oh, yeah. She vomited. No - sadly, no....it wasn't because she drank too much. It was because some of girls were being catty with eachother. (GASP!) I know, can you believe it? Drama? Between 12 women all dating the same guy? I can't imagine why? This has never happened on previous seasons!

The worst part? Jason kept her....he actually gave that girl a rose! In his defense, he does have a slight problem. He's just handing out roses because he has to. ABC has preallocated a certain amount of roses to give out each week. With the choices he has left, you know he's playing eenie-meenie-miney-moe in his head during the "dramatic pauses" between each name called.

Stay tuned for next week. He finally wises up and decides not to hand out all of the roses. I'm predicting the rose he decides to keep will be either for Megan/Dixie Carter, Emotional Trainwreck Shannon or Nikki/Miss Muttonchips.

PS: Oy, I forgot to mention Erica. Um, Erica? I'm really sorry you got sent home. You were so fun to watch and so real, you know what I mean? I really respect how you represented the trailer park. Rock on.